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| 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse |
| 2004-03-03 |
| Task Force Ironhorse soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team conducting a patrol Monday at Baqubah located an IED. As an explosive ordnance disposal team disarmed the IED, an explosion went off in the area, damaging two vehicles. The patrol searched two individuals with a donkey cart suspected of detonating a second IED. The individuals are being detained for questioning. 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment soldiers from 4th Infantry Division had an informant report a possible weapons cache north east of Riqqah Monday. Upon inspection of the location, they found two RPG launchers, 16 RPG rounds and 1,000 heavy-machine-gun rounds. Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment conducted reconnaissance operations Monday northwest of Balad. They captured one individual who is thought to be an individual wanted for attacks against coalition forces. He is being held for questioning. Soldiers from Task Force Ironhorse had a walkup source give the location of an RPG cache northwest of Ad Dawr Monday. 4th ID soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment went to investigate and discovered four SA-7 missiles partially buried and wrapped in plastic. The soldiers secured the missiles and brought them back to the base to be destroyed. Soldiers from 4th ID’s 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment conducted a raid targeting two terrorist suspects Monday southwest of Abu Sayda. They captured both of the individuals during the raid and are holding them for questioning. Task Force Ironhorse soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment discovered a prewar cache northwest of Kirkuk Monday. The cache contained 300 to 400 125 mm tank rounds buried approximately four feet deep. The cache was assessed as being prewar and undisturbed. EOD will destroy the rounds at the site. Task Force Ironhorse soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment conducted a raid at Muqdadiyah Monday. The soldiers captured two individuals suspected of harboring terrorists. They also confiscated one 9 mm pistol. The individuals are being detained for questioning. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |