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ISF and MNF continue their streak to halt terrorism

Sep- 1-2005 » Filed Under: TF Freedom

(TFF Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (September 1, 2005) –Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from Task Force Freedom killed two terrorists and detained five more terrorists Wednesday and today.

Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division detained an individual during a cordon and search in eastern Mosul today. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment killed a terrorist after being engaged with small arms fire from a building in eastern Mosul. The unit searched the building discovering weapons, grenades, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, daisy-chained claymore mines, and 30 sticks of trinitrotoluene (TNT). Soldiers from 1-5 Infantry also killed another terrorist in eastern Mosul after being engaged with rocket propelled grenade fire in eastern Mosul. Soldiers from 1-5 Infantry detained four individuals at a check point in northern Mosul Wednesday. Suspects are in custody with no MNF injuries reported.

Security forces continue on the offensive to suppress terror operations. Coordinated efforts of Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from Task Force Freedom are leading to the arrest of terrorists and criminals 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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