BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained six men suspected of being involved in criminal militia activities during a targeted raid in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood, early Oct. 4.
Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment conducted the operation aimed at capturing a criminal militia commander. No shots were fired and no injuries or property damage was reported.
The raid was the first operation conducted by 2nd BCT forces in Sadr City since Sep. 24, said Maj. Ed Brouse, an operations officer with the Falcon Brigade.
Operation nets six with ties to criminal militia activities
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained six men suspected of being involved in criminal militia activities during a targeted raid in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood, early Oct. 4.
Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment conducted the operation aimed at capturing a criminal militia commander. No shots were fired and no injuries or property damage was reported.
The raid was the first operation conducted by 2nd BCT forces in Sadr City since Sep. 24, said Maj. Ed Brouse, an operations officer with the Falcon Brigade.
