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MNF detain 13

Sep- 4-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL , IRAQ ( September 4, 2004 ) –Multinational Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 13 people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities Friday in northern Iraq .

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment conducted operations along main roadways in Tal Afar and detained 10 suspects wanted for planning and conducting attacks against Multinational Forces. The suspects are in custody and no Soldiers were injured during the detention operations.

Soldiers from 293rd Military Police Company killed one and wounded three anti-Iraqi forces after they fired three mortar rounds at a Multinational base in Mosul . When Soldiers maneuvered to the origin of the mortar attack, anti-Iraqi forces attacked soldiers with small arms fire. Soldiers immediately engaged the enemy with crew served weapons killing one and wounding three. The wounded were evacuated to the 67th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul where two are in stable condition and one received surgery. No Multinational Soldiers were injured during the attacks.

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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