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Toll on terror continues to climb

Aug-24-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

TFF Press Release

MOSUL, IRAQ (August 24, 2005) –Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from Task Force Freedom detained 27 suspected terrorists Tuesday and today.

Iraqi Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division detained three individuals at a checkpoint in Makuk today.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment detained twelve individuals suspected of terrorist activity in southern and eastern Mosul Tuesday and today. Soldiers from 1-5 Infantry also wounded three suspected terrorists and seized a weapon from their vehicle while responding to small arms fire in Mosul Tuesday. The wounded suspected terrorists were transported to the Combat Support Hospital, and one uninjured suspected terrorist was detained.

Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division detained four individuals suspected of terrorist activity during a raid in southern Mosul. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment detained an individual suspected of terrorist activity in northern Mosul. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment detained an individual suspected of terrorist activity in central Mosul today. Weapons were confiscated for future destruction. Suspects are in custody with no MNF injuries reported.

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment detained two individuals suspected of terrorist activity in Rawah today.

The toll on terror continues to climb as ISF and MNF show resolve in tracking down terrorists responsible for attacks against innocent Iraqi citizens.

Anyone with information on anti-Iraqi insurgent activities should call the Joint Coordination Center’s telephone numbers at 513462 or 07701623300.


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