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MNF disrupt road side bomb attacks, detain 21

Aug-17-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (August 17, 2004) – Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) prevented two road side bomb attacks and detained 21 individuals wanted for anti-Iraqi activities over the past 24 hours in separate incidents.

Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment detained five individuals after an unmanned aerial plane observed the individuals emplacing a road side bomb near Tal Afar Monday morning. Upon the arrival of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, the device detonated but resulted in no injuries or damage. The surveillance plane tracked the individuals as they departed the area. Multinational forces intercepted the suspects’ vehicle and detained them.

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and soldiers of the 5th Bn., 20th Inf. Regt. also responded to another road side bomb located by the surveillance plane in the same area Monday. During the attempts to reduce the explosive, the suspects detonated the device causing minor damage to the explosives robot. Multinational forces pursued and detained two suspects fleeing the area and confiscated their vehicle. No injuries were reported during the operation.

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment conducted a cordon and knock operation today near the Wade Hajar neighborhood in Mosul. Multinational forces captured nine individuals suspected of threatening Iraqi national guardsmen. The suspects were turned over to Iraqi Security Forces where they remain in custody and no soldiers were injured during the operation.

Soldiers of the 5th Bn., 20th Inf. Regt. conducted two cordon and search operations in Tal Afar today in an attempt to capture a suspected weapons supplier and anti-Iraqi cell leader. The target was identified and detained, as well as four other individuals. Multinational forces came under small arms and rocket propelled grenade attack during the operation resulting in minor damage to a helicopter. No soldiers were injured during the operation.

Local citizens are urged to cooperate with security forces by providing information that leads to the capture and arrest of anti-Iraqi forces. Anyone with information should call the Joint Coordination Center in Mosul at 125 or 513462.


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