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MNF detain financier, foil roadside bomb attack

Nov- 4-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (November 4, 2004) – Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained one person wanted for anti-Iraqi activities and foiled a roadside bomb Wednesday in northern Iraq.

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment conducted a cordon and search in Sinjar and detained a known financier of anti-Iraqi operations and activities. The suspect is in custody undergoing questioning.

Soldiers from the 73rd Engineer Battalion foiled a roadside bomb attack when they noticed three 125mm tank rounds wrapped in detonation cord lying near the side of the road north of Mosul. U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team destroyed the rounds with no injuries reported.

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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