Posted on 08/19/2005 5:28:13 PM PDT by SandRat
A routine patrol leads Iraqi Army to terrorists in the Mansour district of Baghad
CAMP TIGERLAND, Iraq, Aug 19, 2005 — Iraqi soldiers aided in the escape of a young man Aug. 10 after he was kidnapped by terrorists in the Mansour district of Baghdad.
"If the soldiers were not alert and responsive while performing their everyday patrol duties, they would never have caught on to this situation, and Emad would not be home with his family right now."
U.S. Army Capt. Randy Green
Emad was playing soccer with some friends, when five armed and masked men grabbed him and shoved him into a black Daewoo Prince. The vehicle drove off, and headed west until the terrorists arrived in a Ghazaliyah neighborhood.
Emad said the terrorists drove quickly and swerved in and out of traffic. Soldiers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade Iraqi Army on a routine patrol noticed the activity, pursued the vehicle, but lost them on some back roads.
The terrorists stopped on a corner near two men who appeared to be waiting next to a taxi. The kidnappers pushed Emad out of the car and sped away, as the men on the street attempted to put Emad into the cab. Emad fought with them, and as a result, was struck several times by the terrorists. The most severe hit was to his face, right below his left eye.
Just as the men tried again to shove Emad into the taxi, the Iraqi Army soldiers drove around the corner and witnessed him break free from one of the terrorists, only to have the other shove him to the ground. As the soldiers approached, the terrorists jumped into the taxi and sped away.
Emad ran into a home and told the residents what occurred, and they, in turn, called his father and explained the situation. The soldiers waited with the boy until his father, Reyadh, arrived on the scene.
The next day, Reyadh and Emad went to the Iraqi Army Headquarters and thanked Col. Mohammed Faik Rauf, the commander; and Brig. Gen. Jalil Khalaf Shwayel, 1st Iraqi Army Brigade commander, for their soldiers' efforts in the rescue of his son.
Capt. Randy Green from Bossier City, La., with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment and senior advisor to the Iraqi Army, said this was another example of how soldiers of the Iraqi Army continued to be in the right place at the right time.
"If the soldiers were not alert and responsive while performing their everyday patrol duties, they would never have caught on to this situation, and Emad would not be home with his family right now."
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Now that's what i'm talking about. I hope they relocate their family...just in case.
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What a great story. And the father will tell people, who will tell other people and the trust in the Iraqi forces will continue to grow!
I hope someone is paying attention to the car switch tactic.
They tried to swap the kid between the first car and a cab.
Cabbies need to be investigated.
Copy and send this to every Demorat scumbag in America.
Should be on the front page of the NY Times.
What a wonderful story. Those Iraqi troops should be honored for the great job they did!
BTTT!!!!!!
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