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Release Number: 03-11-52
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TASK FORCE “ALL AMERICAN” WORKS TOWARD SAFER IRAQ
Task Force “All American” continued to conduct operations in order to bring peace to Iraq and assist the reconstruction efforts. These missions will continue to move Iraq toward becoming a free and independent nation.
During the past 24 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division and subordinate units have conducted five offensive operations, including 1 raid and four cordon and searches. Soldiers also conducted 168 patrols, including five joint patrols with the Iraqi Border Guard and Iraqi police. During these operations, one enemy was killed and nine were captured.
In 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division’s area of responsibility, elements of the 1st Engineer Battalion observed three individuals in an ammo supply point southwest of Khalidiyah. The guards engaged the personnel with direct fire, killing one of the three while losing site of the other two. The unit requested 155mm illumination rounds and then reacquired the remaining two personnel who were immediately captured and taken in for questioning.
In the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment’s (3rd ACR) area of responsibility, Operation Rifles Blitz continued. Troopers established three checkpoints and conducted numerous dismounted and mounted patrols in the Al Qa’im area. These patrols resulted in the capture of two enemy personnel. These missions incorporated both the Iraqi police and recent ICDC graduates during execution.
Additionally at Trebil on the Jordanian border, we refused entry into Iraq to 181 personnel because they had no passports or documentation.
Civil military operations were given a boost throughout the area with a Japanese Delegation’s visit over the past two days. These teams have received tentative approval for approximately $4 million in projects for Al Anbar. Civil Affairs personnel met with local officials in Al Karmah to review plans for restoring a water pump in the area. The project will provide a supply of potable water and be completed on 26 December at a cost of $6,200. The citizens of Habbaniyah continue to express appreciation for the coalition efforts within their community. Teams also met with local officials in An Nukhayb to finalize payment on the police station’s renovation. Repairs began on 12 November and will be completed by 2 December at a cost of $15,000.
Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Infantry Division, and 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment remain committed to helping rebuild Iraq and to end violence throughout the Al Anbar province.
