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ING detain six, police discover weapons cache

Oct-18-2004 » Filed Under: Iraq News

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (October 18, 2004) – Soldiers from the Iraqi National Guard detained six in separate incidents and Iraqi police discovered a large weapons cache in a Mosul neighborhood Sunday.

Guardsmen with the 102nd Iraqi National Guard Battalion conducted a cordon and knock operation near the northern Iraq city of Al Hadr in an attempt to capture subjects suspected of planning attacks against Iraqi and Multinational Forces. Soldiers detained three individuals, who remain in custody.

Soldiers with the 109th Iraqi National Guard Battalion conducted a cordon and search operation in Tal Afar in an attempt to capture individuals suspected of manufacturing roadside bombs. National Guardsmen detained three subjects, who remain in custody. The Tal Afar based 109th Battalion was officially activated Oct. 10, making it the newest unit in northern Iraq.

Iraqi police, as part of an operation to combat terrorists, uncovered a large weapons cache in the Tal Afar neighborhood of Saria. Police confiscated an 82mm mortar system, 10 Rocket Propelled Grenades with two launchers, two hand grenades and three mines. The weapons were turned over to Multi-National Forces.

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 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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