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Iraq | ||
Three Dead Terrs | ||
2004-01-05 | ||
In Dibis, 173rd Airborne Brigade soldiers discovered an ammunition cache during the evening of Jan.2. The cache appeared to have been at the location since before Operation Iraqi Freedom began and consisted of 163 60-millimeter mortar rounds, 17 hand grenades and 17 flares. All the munitions were secured and are scheduled for future destruction by an explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) team. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment raided a building south of Balad in the early morning of Jan. 3, targeting former regime elements suspected of attacking a forward operating base with mortars. As the soldiers approached the building two men armed with AK-47 assault rifles aimed their weapons at the patrol. Soldiers took a defensive posture and responded to the threat by firing at the armed men, killing them both. The patrol continued with the mission and captured 11 individuals and located and confiscated 30 AK-47 assault rifles at the site.
Searching Kurdish locations. Not playing favorites. In another incident illustrating police and soldier cooperation, Kirkuk police Jan. 3 turned over a person targeted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade. The individual was a colonel in the former regime’s military. Arrowhead Brigade soldiers searched a number of locations during the afternoon of Jan. 3, five kilometers northeast of Ad Duluiyah and discovered weapons and ammunition. The confiscated items included three AK-47 assault rifles, one rifle, one SKS automatic weapon and a small amount of AK-47 ammunition. | ||
Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
#1 How come I can't ever find any caches in Leon county? I mean hell, I helped pay for the stuff. |
Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-5 6:21:12 PM |