Stryker Brigade News

Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, detained five individuals suspected of terrorist activity in Mosul Nov. 29.

Soldiers from the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, discovered three car bombs and detained nine suspected terrorists west of Rawah Nov. 29 after their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber.

At approximately 1 p.m., two cars approached the mounted patrol. As the patrol neared, one vehicle sped off while the other stopped and waited for the Soldiers.

The driver of the stationary vehicle detonated explosives hidden in his car resulting in his death. There were no casualties or damages reported as a result of the attack.

Soldiers then pursued the second car into a wadi where they found the car abandoned. In a search of the area, three other car bombs were discovered and nine suspected terrorists were detained.

Iraqi Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, detained two individuals suspected of attacks on Coalition Forces in Mosul Nov. 27. Iraqi Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, detained two individuals suspected of terrorist activity and confiscated a weapons cache during operations in Mosul Nov. 30.

Iraqi Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, detained four individuals suspected of terrorist activity during operations in Mosul Dec. 1.

Iraqi Police, in conjunction with Soldiers of 65th Military Police Battalion, detained an individual suspected of terrorist activity during operations in Mosul Nov. 28. The Iraqi Border Patrol detained 12 individuals suspected of terrorist activity near the Syrian border Nov. 30 – Dec. 2.

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, detained two individuals and seized a weapons cache consisting of a rifle, magazines, paraphernalia for making IEDs, multiple rockets and rocket propelled grenade rounds, during operations near the Syrian border Nov. 28.

Soldiers from 2/3 ACR also seized a cache consisting of explosives instruction manuals and blasting caps. Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, detained three individuals suspected of terrorist activity and seized a weapons cache south of Tal Afar Nov. 29 - Dec. 2. Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, detained 13 individuals suspected of attacking Coalition Forces and manufacturing IEDs, and seized bomb-making materials, compact discs of IED and suicide attacks, and a large amount of cash in Tal Afar Nov. 29.