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Another insurgent attack defeated by ISF, MNF detain 13

Dec-30-2004 » Filed Under: TF Olympia

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (December 30, 2004) – Iraqi Security Forces decisively defeated another attack by anti-Iraqi insurgents as they attempted to seize a police station in southeast Mosul while Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 13 people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities during other operations Wednesday in northern Iraq.

An Iraqi Police station came under attack by rocket propelled grenade fire during a coordinated effort by insurgent fighters to overrun the station in southeast Mosul. The Iraqi Police successfully repelled the attack on the station denying insurgents access and forcing them to flee. This is the third attack on this particular station in the last two days. Each attack has resulted in a defeat for the insurgents and a victory for the Iraqi Security forces. This is the tenth time since November 10 where insurgents have tried but failed to overrun police stations. Since November 10, no police stations have fallen into the hands of insurgent fighters.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search south of Mosul and detained 13 people with suspected ties to a bomb-making cell responsible for attacks in Mosul. The suspects are in custody with no MNF injuries reported during the operation.


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