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| Iraq |
| Task Force âAll American 2-6-2004 |
| 2004-02-06 |
| The 82d Airborne Division and attached units, also known as Task Force âAll American,â continued operations within the Al Anbar Province to provide security and assistance to the Iraqi people. During the last 24 hours, forces conducted 259 patrols (including 16 joint patrols), cleared three small caches, and executed six offensive operations. Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces also conducted 15 independent patrols. At the Trebil border crossing, the Iraqi border police denied entry to 24 personnel and 15 vehicles, and 12 personnel and 12 vehicles at Husaybah â all because they lacked passports. Last night in 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Divisionâs area of operations, a source led U.S forces to a cache along the Euphrates River east of Habbaniyah. At the site, they discovered one 60mm mortar complete, eight 60mm mortar rounds, five RPG rounds, and two hand grenades. This morning in the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Divisionâs area of operations, paratroopers conducted a cordon and search northeast of Fallujah of two target locations to kill or capture Khalil Daham Sereh. He is suspected of receiving, transporting, and emplacing large quantities of improvised explosive device-making materiels (IED). The operation resulted in the capture of three enemy personnel â although none of them were the primary target. Also confiscated were four AK-47s, two bolt-action rifles, one RPG-7 manual, one electrical timer, and handwritten anti-coalition messages. In 3rd Armored Cavalry Regimentâs area of operations, soldiers conducted a cordon and search in Husaybah to kill or capture four named individuals believed to be financiers of foreign fighters. The operation resulted in the capture of five enemy personnel â including one of the four primary targets. Also confiscated were a computer and miscellaneous documents. In 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Divisionâs areas of operations, soldiers were attacked with indirect fire in eastern Ar Ramadi. A dispatched air force aircraft and a nearby patrol located the origin of attack and conducted a search of the area. The aircraft then identified an individual dismounted near a truck with an item that appeared to be a mortar system. U.S ground forces captured three enemy personnel, one 82mm mortar system, and 17 82mm mortar rounds. Northwest of Khalidiyah, soldiers conducted a search of a target house to find weapons or ammunition. At the house, they captured Yaseen Abed Mukhalif â a former Iraqi Intelligence Service officer suspected of supporting anti-coalition actions in the area. Soldiers also captured Mukhalifâs brother. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #3 Mmmmm... catfish! |
| Posted by: Homer Simpson 2004-2-6 7:48:32 PM |
| #2 They are dedicated professional soldiers (and they're weren't nothin but catfish in this part of the river) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-6 3:18:13 PM |
| #1 ....(at)a cache along the Euphrates River .... they discovered ....two hand grenades. Damn! They cudda gone fishing. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-2-6 2:37:07 PM |