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| Iraq |
| 4th ID 12-31-2003 |
| 2003-12-31 |
| TIKRIT, Iraq – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment raided a building in Shahab Almab before daybreak on Dec. 29. In addition to weapons and ammunition the soldiers captured 20 people suspected of involvement in anti-Coalition activities, 10 of whom were specifically targeted. The weapons and ammunition confiscated include two 57-millimeter rocket launchers, one Surface-to-Surface-30 rocket, three 57-millimeter rocket pods, two 82-millimeter rockets, one SPG-90 missile, five Spigot missiles, 14 125-millimeter tank rounds, 23 blocks of TNT, two 155-millimeter propellant charges, and one 155-millimeter artillery round. A patrol from A Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment discovered nine surface-to-air missiles and five additional missiles in Rashidiyah. The missiles’ warheads were intact. An explosive ordinance disposal team is scheduled to destroy the missiles. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment cordoned off an area east of Lake Thar Thar in the morning of Dec. 29 looking for targeted individuals with suspected involvement in anti-Coalition activities. The unit raided three locations and detained 68 people for questioning – two remain in custody. The soldiers also located and confiscated 14 AK-47 assault rifles, two shotguns and full AK-47 ammunition magazines. A raid in the evening of Dec. 28, conducted by soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade, netted two suspected weapons dealers, weapons and ammunition. Soldiers captured ten people, and located and confiscated four AK-47 assault rifles, two cases of artillery propellant, 14 grenade fuses, a block of C4 explosives and five AK-47 ammunition magazines. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |