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| Iraq |
| 101ST CONDUCTS RAIDS |
| 2003-12-08 |
| MOSUL, IRAQ â The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in conjunction with Iraqi Police Forces detained six individuals suspected of involvement in attacks on Coalition Forces during raids Dec. 7 in northern Iraq. The divisionâs 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) detained one person wanted for attacks on Coalition Forces during a âcordon-and-knockâ South of Mosul. Later in the day, the 1st BCT captured one person, four AK-47 assault rifle magazines, binoculars and communication headsets when a joint patrol with local police determined the house, in the town of Hammam Al Alil, was in the launch site of an rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack that occurred the previous night. The 2nd BCT in Mosul apprehended a man wanted for being a Fedayeen Cell leader. He is being questioned extensively. Three more individuals were captured in Sinjar by the 3rd BCT later that night. They were sought in connection with three explosions near a U.S. camp the previous night. Caches found or turned over by cooperative civilians included two RPG launchers, 10 RPG rounds, one 60 mm mortar tube, and one pair of night vision goggles. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #3 "Cordon-and-knock," just doesn't trip off the tongue. Alternatives: Maybe "string-and-ring." No, there aren't any doorbells in that part of the world. Howzabout "trap and rap"? Too urban? Even "surround and pound" is good, but too easy to assume the pounding is artillery instead of fists. Save it for news coverage of Iran '04. Hey, what rhymes with "Jehova's Witness"? |
| Posted by: (lowercase) matt 2003-12-8 9:11:08 PM |
| #2 He is being questioned internally |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-12-8 4:22:38 PM |
| #1 "He is being questioned extensively." One hopes the author meant "intensively". |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-12-8 3:55:16 PM |