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| Iraq |
| Al Anbar province 12-24-2003 |
| 2003-12-24 |
| During the last 24 hours, soldiers in Al Anbar conducted 196 patrols, including six joint patrols with the Iraqi Border Guard and Iraqi police. Last night in 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division’s area, an informant led soldiers to a cache buried west of Ar Ramadi. The cache contained 66 RPG rounds, 69 RPG fuses, over 550 14.5mm rounds, and two boxes of propellant. Soldiers from 1st Brigade also discovered a separate cache east of Ar Ramadi. There were 100 155mm artillery rounds, seven RPG rounds, a case of grenades, a case of TNT, and small arms ammunition. In 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment’s area, soldiers from the regiment continued with Operation Rifles Fury. The focus was on civil military operations in the Rawah area. Renovation projects were initiated on a medical clinic, a sanitation building, the city building, water stations, the electric office, and the mayor’s office. Civil affairs personnel with 3rd Brigade distributed body armor to police departments throughout their area. The new vests will allow the police to perform higher risk missions with less dependence on coalition forces. Additionally, an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps class graduated from the Navea Training Center today. There were 185 students in the class and they will join coalition forces in providing stability and peace to Iraq. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |