HIGH-LEVEL BA’ATHISTS SUPPORT COALITION SECURITY EFFORTS

CENTCOM ^ | Dec. 30, 2003

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

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December 30, 2003
Release Number: 03-12-76


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HIGH-LEVEL BA’ATHISTS SUPPORT COALITION SECURITY EFFORTS

MOSUL, Iraq – Two second-tier Ba’ath Party leaders in northwest Iraq handed over weapons Dec. 29 to Coalition Forces with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

The two Farahs, once answerable to the close circle of senior Ba’athists around Saddam Hussein, turned in 48 AK-47 rifles, 59 magazines, and a bag of loose 7.62-millimeter ammunition to Tallafar police.

Also continuing to turn over weapons were fourth-tier Firqa Ba’athists.
The Tallafar chief of police reported that two Firqas turned in one AK-47 rifle each after hearing that Ba’ath Party personnel were turning in weapons. They said they wanted to be helpful, according to the report.

The Tallafar Police Department was hired and trained by the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT). The two organizations coordinated joint raids and patrols to secure the northwestern region of Iraq.

The 101st remains committed to establishing a safe environment for ongoing reconstruction efforts toward a new, democratic Iraq.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Also, from CJTF7 ~ 12/28:

High-level Ba'ath members hand in weapons to coalition forces

 

 MOSUL, Iraq – High-level Ba’ath Party members in northern Iraq cooperated with Coalition Forces by handing in weapons to soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division Saturday.

A Shua’aba (third tier) member of the Ba’ath Party in Tallafar turned in 30 AK-47 rifles and 49 AK-47 magazines Saturday to the Tactical Operations Command of the 101st’s 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment.

On the same day, a second Shua’aba level member, in Abu Mariyah, handed in three AK-47 rifles and one rocket-propelled grenade launcher to the 1st Battalion TOC.

Both members are scheduled to turn in more weapons to Coalition Forces in the coming week, according to a unit report.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1048157/posts

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

The Tallafar chief of police reported that two Firqas turned in one AK-47 rifle each after hearing that Ba’ath Party personnel were turning in weapons. They said they wanted to be helpful, according to the report.

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