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| Iraq |
| Wrap Up Of 4th ID’s Activities |
| 2004-01-23 |
| While on a patrol in the town of Khalis, soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment saw a man with an automatic weapon outside of a residence the morning of Jan. 21. The soldiers raided the building and captured six individuals and confiscated two AK-47 assault rifles, one pellet gun and stolen medical supplies. The supplies are believed to be stolen from Khalis Hospital. The supplies will be returned. --Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade captured a suspected leader of a former regime element cell in Kirkuk in the morning of Jan. 21. Soldiers received information that the cell leader, Abu Sahad, was in the area and they established checkpoints, stopping and searching vehicles. The cell leader was attempting to drive through one of the checkpoints when he was captured. --Working independently in the 4th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team area of responsibility in the village of Jazarat Laqlaq, Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers raided a building looking for individuals suspected of being involved in rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attacks against Coalition Forces. Two of the targeted individuals were captured and soldiers located and confiscated five RPG launchers, one RPG and two AK-47 assault rifles. --Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment raided seven locations in Bayji in the early morning of Jan. 22 looking for members of a Fedayeen cell. The soldiers captured nine individuals, including three people specifically targeted for suspected involvement in ant-Coalition activities. They also located and confiscated three AK-47 assault rifles, one 60 mm mortar round, one Dragonov rifle with Dragonov ammunition, one RPK machine gun, a small amount of 7.62 mm ammunition, 30 flares and improvised explosive device making materials. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #1 You have to wonder who got stuck with the pellet gun... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-1-23 10:40:16 AM |