Stryker Brigade News

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment detained six individuals suspected of terrorist activity and killed a terrorist after receiving small arms fire during separate operations in Tal Afar Oct. 3-4. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment detained three individuals suspected of terrorist activity and seized three weapons caches during separate operations in Tal Afar Oct. 4-5. One of the weapons seized was a result of an Iraqi citizen’s tip. Soldiers from 3rd ACR seized a weapons cache consisting of AK-47’s with multiple magazines, a shotgun with a bandoleer, and an improvised explosive device. While reducing the cache, the unit engaged a suspected terrorist fleeing through a wadi. The individual fled into a safe house where the unit conducted a raid and detained 11 suspected terrorists Oct 4. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment detained an individual suspected of terrorist activity during a cordon and search near the Syrian border Oct. 5. Suspects are in custody with no MNF injuries reported. Weapons were confiscated for future destruction.

Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment seized a weapons cache during a search operation near Qayyarah Oct. 3. The cache included rocket propelled grenades, various rockets, RPG boosters, mines, and an artillery round.

Iraqi Security forces supported by Multi-National forces continue successful operations aimed at capturing or killing terrorists in an effort to provide safety and security to the citizens of the region.