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Release Number: 04-09-25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES, IRAQI NATIONAL GUARD CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN TAL AFAR
MOSUL, Iraq – Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) and the Iraqi National Guard continued operations in Tal Afar Sept. 9. In other operations in northern Iraq, Soldiers detained 15 people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities and foiled a roadside bomb attack.
Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces in Tal Afar continue to work to establish security and eliminate terrorist activities that have forced hundreds of people from their homes. Security forces have established checkpoints to control the access in and out of the city and are supporting efforts by the International Red Crescent to provide shelter and care for displaced citizens. Multi-National Forces and Iraqi Security forces have also secured the main road around Tal Afar to increase security and freedom of movement.
Medical supplies, food and aid also continue to come into Tal Afar, according to Dr. Rabee Yassin, general manager for health in Nineveh province. “Ambulances again will be sent into Tal Afar today, and trucks with food and medicine will be delivered to the hospital to help the citizens of Tal Afar,” Yassin said.
Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment took small arms fire during a patrol in the central Mosul neighborhood of Al Uruba. No one was injured. Soldiers quickly maneuvered to the origin of fire and conducted a cordon and search of a residence detaining nine people suspected of conducting the attack.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search in southern Mosul and detained five people suspected of conducting roadside bomb attacks against Multi-National Forces. The suspects are in custody, and the operation resulted in no injuries.
Soldiers from the 102nd Iraqi National Guard Battalion conducted a cordon and search in the northern village of Shafa’at and detained one person wanted for planning and conducting anti-Iraqi activities. During a search of the residence they discovered a block of plastic explosives, two rifles and an artillery round. The suspect is in custody and the operation resulted in no injuries.
Soldiers from 835th Combat Support Battalion foiled a roadside bomb attack 30 kilometers south of Mosul when they noticed an inner tube containing a black case near the side of the road. The 102nd Iraqi National Guard Battalion destroyed the device with no injuries reported.
Multi-National Forces from Task Force Olympia continue to work together with members of Iraqi Security Forces, leaders and citizens of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous and democratic nation. Local citizens are urged to cooperate with security forces by providing information that leads to the capture and arrest of anti-Iraqi forces. Anyone with information is urged to call the Joint Coordination Center in Mosul at 125 or 513462.
