4TH ID SOLDIERS CAPTURE FEDAYEEN AND CONFISCATE LARGE WEAPONS CACHE

CENTCOM ^ | Dec. 12, 2003

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

	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

December 12, 2003
Release Number: 03-12-30


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


4TH ID SOLDIERS CAPTURE FEDAYEEN AND CONFISCATE LARGE WEAPONS CACHE

TIKRIT, Iraq – In an early morning raid in Tikrit on Dec. 11, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment soldiers captured four Fedayeen members and confiscated a significant amount of weapons and ammunition that were hidden throughout the house including under the mattresses of sleeping children and buried in the garden.

Soldiers confiscated three AK-47 assault rifles, one rocket propelled grenade launcher, one 120mm mortar tube, nine 82mm mortars, 19 82mm mortar fuses, 60 fragmentary grenades, one white phosphorous grenade, one rifle grenade, three CS gas grenades, 250 grenade fuses, five improvised explosive devices, five soda can bombs, two remote doorbell assemblies use to detonate improvised explosive devices, one protective gas mask, uniforms from the former Iraqi army, nine AK-47 ammunition magazines and Fedayeen and anti-Coalition document and flyers.

Lt. Col. Steve Russell, 1-22 Inf. commander, said that the cache was like a “Fedayeen candy store.” He said the Coalition continues aggressive operations to eradicate remnants of subversive elements hindering progress in Iraq.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

TIKRIT, Iraq – In an early morning raid in Tikrit on Dec. 11, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment soldiers captured four Fedayeen members and confiscated a significant amount of weapons and ammunition that were hidden throughout the house including under the mattresses of sleeping children and buried in the garden.

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CENTCOM's report re. yesterday's "Fedayeen candy store" raid.
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12/12/2003 19:22 EST
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[gov_bean_ counter]

Is it my imagination or does it seem that there have been more of these locals aided finds since the President's visit to Iraq?

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