Daily News Wrap Up for the 1st Infantry Division

MNFI-MNCI ^ | May 22, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Daily News Wrap Up for the 1st Infantry Division

TIKRIT, Iraq -- First Infantry Division and Task Force Danger conducted 406 patrols and one raid May 20. Fifty-seven of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi Security Forces.

Soldiers acquired one SA-7 surface-to-air missile and one SA-14 missile through a buy-back program. The raids and patrols produced 61 155mm artillery rounds, three 100mm artillery rounds, six rifle grenades, one rocket-propelled-grenade round, and six improvised-explosive devices.

The 61 155mm artillery rounds were found near Tikrit at about 12:59 p.m. on May 20. Soldiers from the 141st Engineer Battalion destroyed the cache in place.

First Infantry Division Soldiers killed three enemy personnel during a series of attacks near Samarra on May 20. The Soldiers were investigating a cache site when they were attacked at about 7:05 p.m. They regained contact with the enemy 20 minutes later and received RPG fire. Another patrol in the area was attacked by assailants using an IED. There were no U.S. injuries, nor damage to equipment.

Task Force Danger Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces conducted simultaneous overnight raids in and around Kirkuk to capture and detain known Muqtada Militia members. Thirty-six people were detained, including five suspected anti-Coalition-force cell leaders.

Eighteen of the 36 detainees were screened and released within five hours. All operations were conducted without shots fired. The Soldiers also seized three RPG launchers, four AK-47s, and five grenades inside the Hussein Mosque. 

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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

First Infantry Division and Task Force Danger conducted 406 patrols and one raid May 20. Fifty-seven of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi Security Forces.

Soldiers acquired one SA-7 surface-to-air missile and one SA-14 missile through a buy-back program....raids and patrols: 61 155mm artillery rounds, three 100mm artillery rounds, six rifle grenades, one rocket-propelled-grenade round...six improvised-explosive devices.

 

... conducted simultaneous overnight raids in and around Kirkuk to capture and detain known Muqtada Militia members...including five suspected anti-Coalition-force cell leaders.

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