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4 ID PATROLS NET MORE WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES
CENTCOM ^
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Posted on 11/25/2003 6:25:11 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
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November 25, 2003
Release Number: 03-11-42
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4 ID PATROLS NET MORE WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES
TIKRIT, Iraq 4th Infantry Division also known as Task Force Ironhorse has over the past 24 hours, conducted 199 patrols, seven raids and captured 18 individuals.
One of those captured was wanted for anti-coalition activity. Thirty-three of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi Police, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the Border Guard in an effort to continually improve the safety and standard of living for the Iraqi people.
Weapons and equipment confiscated in raids and patrols throughout the Task Force Ironhorse area of operation include (17) AK-47 assault rifles, one machine gun, (11) rifles, one pistol, three rocket propelled grenade launchers, (24) rocket propelled grenades, (53) grenades, (50) blasting caps, 6 containers of artillery propellant, (60) 120mm and (250) 60mm mortar rounds, (10) blocks of C4 explosives, (10) sticks of TNT, (50) mortar fuses, (40) spools of wire, used to detonate improvised explosive devices and five improvised explosive devices.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 4thid; goodnews; iraq
To: MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
Task Force Ironhorse removing bad guys, IEDS, TNT, C4, RPGs....with help from the Iraqi police and Iraqi civilian allies.
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11/25/2003 6:29:42 AM PST
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Ragtime Cowgirl
("The world needs to pull itself together." ~ Conde Rice)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Thanks for the post, Ragtime Cowgirl!!!!:-)
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posted on
11/25/2003 6:52:59 AM PST
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Defender2
(Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
4 ID PATROLS NET MORE WEAPONS, EXPLOSIVES ~ Bump!
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posted on
11/25/2003 7:44:37 AM PST
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blackie
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
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