(TFO Press Release)
MOSUL, IRAQ (November 3, 2004) – Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained four people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities Tuesday in northern Iraq.
Multi-National Forces conducted cordon and search operations northwest of Mosul in the villages of Al Safeena and Al Jedda and detained three people wanted for planning and conducting anti-Iraqi activities. The suspects are in custody with no injuries reported during the operation.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment conducted cordon and search operations in the Mosul neighborhood of Al Yarmook and detained one person wanted for anti-Iraqi activities. During a search of the residence, two AK-47s, one Russian machine gun, and two hand grenades were confiscated.
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.