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Security Forces continue to apply pressure on terrorists

May-23-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

(TFF Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (May 23, 2005) – Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 12 suspected terrorist, killed one, injured another, and seized a weapons cache during operations in northern Iraq Sunday.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment detained eight individuals suspected of terrorist activity, killed one terrorist, and injured another during operations in western Mosul. The injured terrorist was taken to a local hospital and will be detained following treatment. Suspects are in custody.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment detained four individuals suspected of terrorist activity during cordon and search operations in eastern Mosul. Soldiers from the 1-5th also seized a weapons cache during a separate search operation south of Mosul. The weapons were confiscated for future destruction. Suspects are in custody with no MNF injuries reported.


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