Raid in Al Fallujah

Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th

Mountain Division, provide security while soldiers with 1st Battalion,

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, search a

shop suspected of producing and selling anti-coalition compact disks

and digital video disks in Al Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 24, 2004.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles B. Johnson

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Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment,

10th Mountain Division, prepare to conduct the raid.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles B. Johnson

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Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment,

10th Mountain Division, raid the shop, Jan. 24, 2004.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles B. Johnson

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Soldiers with Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment,

10th Mountain Division, provide security while other battalion soldiers

conduct the raid. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles B. Johnson

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A soldier with the 346th Tactical Psychological Operations Company

carries a confiscated computer from the shop following the raid.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Charles B. Johnson

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Some of what our 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers did yesterday

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND

February 6, 2004
Release Number: 04-02-09

TF “ALL AMERICAN”, ICDC CONTINUE MISSIONS TO IMPROVE SECURITY
AR RAMADI, Iraq – The 82d Airborne Division and attached units, also known as Task Force “All American,” continued operations within the Al Anbar Province to provide security and assistance to the Iraqi people.

During the last 24 hours, forces conducted 259 patrols (including 16 joint patrols), cleared three small caches, and executed six offensive operations.

Iraqi Civil Defense Corps forces also conducted 15 independent patrols.

At the Trebil border crossing, the Iraqi border police denied entry to 24 personnel and 15 vehicles, and 12 personnel and 12 vehicles at Husaybah – all because they lacked passports.

Last night in 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division’s area of operations, a source led U.S forces to a cache along the Euphrates River east of Habbaniyah. At the site, they discovered one 60mm mortar complete, eight 60mm mortar rounds, five RPG rounds, and two hand grenades.

This morning in the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division’s area of operations, paratroopers conducted a cordon and search northeast of Fallujah of two target locations to kill or capture Khalil Daham Sereh. He is suspected of receiving, transporting, and emplacing large quantities of improvised explosive device-making materiels (IED). The operation resulted in the capture of three enemy personnel – although none of them were the primary target. Also confiscated were four AK-47s, two bolt-action rifles, one RPG-7 manual, one electrical timer, and handwritten anti-coalition messages.

In 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment’s area of operations, soldiers conducted a cordon and search in Husaybah to kill or capture four named individuals believed to be financiers of foreign fighters. The operation resulted in the capture of five enemy personnel – including one of the four primary targets. Also confiscated were a computer and miscellaneous documents.

In 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division’s areas of operations, soldiers were attacked with indirect fire in eastern Ar Ramadi. A dispatched air force aircraft and a nearby patrol located the origin of attack and conducted a search of the area. The aircraft then identified an individual dismounted near a truck with an item that appeared to be a mortar system. U.S ground forces captured three enemy personnel, one 82mm mortar system, and 17 82mm mortar rounds.

Northwest of Khalidiyah, soldiers conducted a search of a target house to find weapons or ammunition. At the house, they captured Yaseen Abed Mukhalif – a former Iraqi Intelligence Service officer suspected of supporting anti-coalition actions in the area. Soldiers also captured Mukhalif’s brother.

The efforts of ICDC and TF “All American” make Iraq continue patrols and daily operations to increase the safety and security of the Al Anbar people.

1 posted on 02/06/2004 2:02:08 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl

To: MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; ...

Pics, and a CENTCOM repost for those who may not be familiar with the troops' security reports put out by CENTCOM and CJTF 7.
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Ping!

2 posted on 02/06/2004 2:06:04 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl

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3 posted on 02/06/2004 2:14:48 PM PST by tedkrack

To: Ragtime Cowgirl

Cowgirl, thanks for post. God bless our military and their families!

4 posted on 02/06/2004 2:22:42 PM PST by 4integrity (AJ)

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5 posted on 02/06/2004 2:27:00 PM PST by bruin66 (Guns don't kill people. Bullets do. Guns just make them go really fast.)

To: Ragtime Cowgirl

Thanks for the post.

6 posted on 02/06/2004 2:37:07 PM PST by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign visit W-04.com for FREE STICKERS)

To: Ragtime Cowgirl

I just LOVE these reports!!

Kickin' butt and takin' names.....WAY TO GO, TROOPS!!

7 posted on 02/06/2004 2:40:35 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)

To: Ragtime Cowgirl

Great pics & another great day for our relentness military.

8 posted on 02/06/2004 3:05:25 PM PST by whizzer

Went to a Joint Sierra Vista Service Clubs meeting today (all the service clubs in the area are represented, Kiwanis, Lions, VFW, GSA, BSA, etc.) and the Mayor showed the US flag that was presented to the city by the 504th MI. It was the flag that hung in the interrogation room in Iraq and the the detainees had to stand at attention and face during interrogation. That flag will now be on display in the City Hall with the Certificate from the commander of the 504th and and a narration of how it was used and why the 504th gave it to the city.

Do you get the feeling that we support the troops and the know and remember it?

9 posted on 02/06/2004 4:05:39 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)

To: Ragtime Cowgirl

Great pics...lots more scum off the streets. Thank the military for getting the job done.

10 posted on 02/06/2004 4:05:45 PM PST by BushisTheMan

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11 posted on 02/06/2004 4:15:26 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie

To: Ragtime Cowgirl

10th Mountain Division

12 posted on 02/06/2004 4:42:08 PM PST by serurier (We come here for the freedom of the world)

Bless you and your Sierra Vista neighbors, SandRat.

13 posted on 02/06/2004 5:28:32 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl

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14 posted on 02/06/2004 9:20:06 PM PST by Alamo-Girl

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Thank you and God Bless our Troops!

15 posted on 02/06/2004 9:36:44 PM PST by LibertyLight (Grateful for Free Rebublic)

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16 posted on 02/06/2004 9:50:28 PM PST by windchime (Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))

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TF “ALL AMERICAN”, ICDC CONTINUE MISSIONS TO IMPROVE SECURITY ~ Bump!

17 posted on 02/07/2004 12:26:47 PM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)

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