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Soldiers in Mosul detain insurgents, rescue hostage, find caches

Jun-14-2005 » Filed Under: TF Freedom

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Army News Service

MOSUL, Iraq (Army News Service, June 13, 2005) -- Coalition forces detained 36 suspected terrorists in Mosul, Iraq this past week, rescued a hostage and found seven weapons caches.

A cordon and search operation in southeastern Mosul June 9, conducted because of a lead provided by an Iraqi citizen, led to the rescue of a local reporter who was being held hostage.

To rescue the hostage, the Iraqi Intervention Force overcame a small-arms fire attack from terrorists leaving the house. The IIF also detained an individual suspected of being involved in the kidnapping. The hostage was treated for minor injuries sustained during the kidnapping. The IIF confiscated a number of weapons and other material from the kidnappers’ house. [...]

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