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MNF detain six, collect weapons

Aug-28-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

by Sgt. Joseph Sanchez (TFO Press Release)

Multinational Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained six people wanted for planning and conducting anti-Iraqi activities and discovered a variety of weapons and munitions Friday in northern Iraq.

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search in Tal Afar, 30 kilometers west of Mosul, and detained six members of a known terrorist network wanted for planning and conducting coordinated attacks against Multinational Forces in northern Iraq. The suspects are in custody and no injuries were reported during the operation.

Multinational Forces discovered a large weapons cache during a patrol in southern Mosul that consisted of eight 60mm mortar rounds and 10 mortar fuses. The soldiers secured the area and confiscated the munitions for future destruction.

Multinational Forces from Task Force Olympia continue to work together with members of Iraqi Security Forces, leaders and citizens of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation. 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 is urged to call the Joint Coordination Center in Mosul at 125 or 513462.


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