ABU GHRAIB, Iraq – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad detained an individual suspected of facilitating improvised-explosive devices and possible vehicle-borne explosive devices for al Qaeda in Iraq. Jan. 26.
Two other individuals suspected of facilitating improvised-explosive device activity in Abu Ghraib were also detained.
All three suspects are being held for further questioning.
These arrests are part of Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s ongoing offensive operations in support of the countrywide Operation Phantom Phoenix.
Coalition Forces capture high-value individual
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
ABU GHRAIB, Iraq – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Multi-National Division – Baghdad detained an individual suspected of facilitating improvised-explosive devices and possible vehicle-borne explosive devices for al Qaeda in Iraq. Jan. 26.
Two other individuals suspected of facilitating improvised-explosive device activity in Abu Ghraib were also detained.
All three suspects are being held for further questioning.
These arrests are part of Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s ongoing offensive operations in support of the countrywide Operation Phantom Phoenix.
