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Shiek Ibrahim Cordon and Search Conducted Without a Hitch

May-27-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

1LT Dana Scott, 2-8 FA, 1/25 ID

SHEIK IBRAHIM, Iraq – On May 16th the 1st and 2nd Iraqi Army (IA) Battalions, 3rd Brigade, led by Brig. Gen. Ali Atalah Malowh and Lt. Col. Ra’ad Naif Haroosh, conducted a combined operation in the village Sheik Ibrahim, with Coalition forces (CF) from Task Force (TF) Automatic, C/2-8 Field Artillery (FA) and C/113 Engineer (EN) Battalions.

Recent intelligence reports suggested that during Task Force (TF) Automatic’s operation in Muhallabiyah last week, several key insurgent cell members escaped to the nearby village of Sheikh Ibrahim. According to a source, these individuals had set up a VBIED operation in this village, possibly to replace the VBIED factory that was found and destroyed by TF Automatic in Muhallabiyah.

The main body left FOB Endurance at 0430 hours. An hour and a half later, they arrived in Sheik Ibrahim and began transforming the school into a terrorist identification center and holding area.

At 0730 hours, Lt. Col. Ra’ad made an announcement from the village mosque loud speaker, directing all men ages 16 to 60 to the school for screening. Individuals were told to bring any medication they may need since it was to be a long day.

Throughout the mission, the 1st and 2nd IA concentrated on retaining key terrain within the village, accurate and timely reporting, and a thorough searches of all houses to reveal suspected VBIED factories.

However, the small village did not produce any VBIED related concerns yesterday. TF Automatic was pleased to leave the village knowing it was a relatively safe and secure community. Soldiers were happy to hand out the remaining food and water pallets to the citizens of Sheik Ibrahim, before departing in the early afternoon.


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