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MND-B Soldiers detain 8 suspected criminals

Nov-29-2008 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT

Multi-National Division – Baghdad

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers detained eight wanted criminals throughout Baghdad Nov. 27-28.

Task Force 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment attached to 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, captured a suspected criminal at approximately 1:10 a.m., Nov. 27 after receiving a tip from an informant on a suspect’s house located in Sadr City’s Thawra neighborhood.

The detainee is an alleged Special Groups member, IED emplacer, and participant in terrorist activities. The individual was taken to the joint security station in Sadr City, and then later to Taji detainee holding area.

At approximately 9 a.m., Soldiers from Company D, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND – B working with 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, detained five suspected criminals in the Adhamiyah district of northern Baghdad.

The five individuals are suspected of involvement in a recent string of improvised explosive device attacks and assassination attempts in eastern Baghdad.

On Nov 28 at approximately 1:40 a.m,, Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, MND – B detained a known criminal in North Baghdad’s Tarmiyah joint security station. The detainee is responsible for emplacing IEDs on military routes. The individual was later transported to Camp Taji for detention.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND – B, detained a suspected Special Groups operator at 11 a.m. in the West Rashid district of Baghdad. The individual was taken to FOB Falcon to be processed.

“The detention of these individuals will severely disrupt the Special Groups criminals and extremist activities throughout the Baghdad area,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, spokesman, MND – B and the 4th Infantry Division. “Coalition forces remain steadfast in bringing those who cause harm to the Iraqi people to justice.”


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