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| Iraq |
| TF "ALL AMERICAN" IMPROVES SECURITY IN AL ANBAR |
| 2003-12-01 |
| During the past 24 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division and subordinate units have conducted 16 raids and cleared three weapons caches. Soldiers also conducted 176 patrols, including six joint patrols with the Iraqi Border Guard and Iraqi Police. During these operations 25 enemy personnel were captured. In 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division’s area of responsibility, elements discovered a cache near Iskandariyah. The cache contained 1606 mortar rounds of various sizes as well as three mortar base plates and one mortar tube. Also found were bomb making materials, along with a number of RPG rounds and other forms of ammunition. 3rd ACR continued Operation Rifles Blitz. Elements conducted 14 raids in Ubaydi – capturing 25 personnel. Each mission incorporated both the Iraqi Police and recent ICDC graduates during execution. At Trebil on the Jordanian border, 113 personnel were refused entry because they had no passports or documentation. Civil affairs teams with 3rd Brigade met with Al Karmah city officials today to discuss renovation of their courthouse. They prepared a statement of work for the project and have allocated $60,000 to complete the repairs. The renovation will allow the city to better accommodate the increasing number of court cases resulting from better police techniques. Civil affairs personnel also held a meeting with the Habbaniyah and Khalidiyah community leaders to assess the security posture in the area. Our forces emphasized that cooperation was key to moving forward and that our support would remain limited until the security situation improved. The Civil Affairs team reminded all present that the Iraqis must take responsibility for improving the security situation. Teams in Hit met with local officials to discuss the opening of a police sub-station in a rural area outside town named Dulab. The plan calls for approximately 50 officers and, at the request of the Hit police chief, the renovation of a former Ba’ath party building for use as a police station there. They are also being provided with winter uniforms at a cost of $40,000. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |