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Operations ramping up against terror in northern Iraq

Sep- 4-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

(TFF Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (September 4, 2005) – Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from Task Force Freedom killed 13 terrorists, detained 18 suspected terrorists, and seized a weapons cache today.

Iraqi Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division detained 13 individuals suspected of terrorist activity in Tal Afar today. Suspects are in custody with no ISF injuries reported.

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment killed seven terrorists after receiving small arms fire during three separate incidents in Tal Afar. Soldiers from 2/3 ACR also detained five individuals suspected of terrorist activity during separate operations in Tal Afar. Soldiers from 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment killed six terrorists after being engaged by rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire from a mosque in Tal Afar today. Soldiers from 4/3 ACR reported a secondary explosion from the mosque after engaging the terrorists. Suspects are in custody with no MNF injuries reported.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment seized a weapons cache consisting of rocket propelled grenade propellants, a sniper rifle, a mortar tube, improvised explosive device initiators, and a mortar base plate in northern Mosul today. The cache was confiscated for future destruction.

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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