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MNF detains two including suspected Fallujah operative

Oct-30-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

TFO Press Release

MOSUL, IRAQ (October 30, 2004) – Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained two people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and foiled a roadside bomb attack Friday in northern Iraq.

Multi-National Forces conducted a cordon and search in the northern Iraqi village of Daynach and detained a known weapons smuggler suspected of planning and conducting attacks against MNF in Fallujah. The suspect is in custody undergoing questioning.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search in southern Mosul and detained one person suspected of planning and conducting anti-Iraqi activities. The suspect remains in custody with no MNF injuries reported during the operation.

Soldiers from the 17th Corps Support Battalion foiled a roadside bomb when they noticed a 155mm artillery round lying near the road south of Mosul. The U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the device with no injuries reported.

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.


Comments For "MNF detains two including suspected Fallujah operative":

I love hearing about those bad guys being "foiled" again. What a great way of describing things.

God be with the 1/25...and all our soldiers everywhere.

Posted by: Debbie | October 30, 2004 2:58 PM

Great Job 1/25!!! Keep your heads high! God Bless all of you!

Posted by: Anonymous | October 31, 2004 5:12 AM


Superman didn't die with Christopher Reeves. He is alive and well in Iraq in the form of the Stryker Brigade. Good work!

Posted by: grammy | November 1, 2004 9:50 AM

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