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MNF detain 20 terrorists, collect weapons

Sep-22-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (September 20, 2004) – Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained twenty people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and collected a variety of weapons and munitions Tuesday in northern Iraq.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search operation in the Mosul neighborhood of Al Intisar and detained 20 people, including three leaders, of a known terrorist network as they conducted a meeting at local office building. During a search of the office, intelligence documents were confiscated. Multi-National Forces reported no injuries during the operation.

Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment discovered a 120mm artillery round during a patrol west of Mosul. The U.S. explosive ordnance disposal team secured the round for future destruction.

Multi-National 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 should 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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