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RELEASE No. 20080508-15
May 8, 2008
Iraqi Army soldiers, policemen seize IEDs in East Mansour
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Alert Iraqi Army soldiers and Iraqi Policemen prevented potential improvised explosive device attacks in the East Mansour district of Baghdad when they stopped a vehicle that was being used by criminal forces to transport IEDs in the area at approximately 1 p.m. May 7.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 54th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, along with Jamia Iraqi Policemen, conducted a traffic stop after noticing a suspicious individual driving down a road.
After stopping the vehicle, the alert soldiers and policemen discovered the deadly weapons in the vehicle. The forces fired at the man and wounded him.
Inside the vehicle, the forces seized three tanks of oxygen that were set up as IEDs.
An Explosive Ordnance Detachment arrived on the scene and detonated the device.
“The Iraqi Security Forces continue to demonstrate their professionalism every day as the combat the terrorist forces,” said Col. Allen Batschelet, chief of staff, Multi-National Division – Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division. “Their attention to detail prevented what could have been a deadly attack on the innocent people of Iraq.”
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RELEASE No. 20080508-14
May 8, 2008
SOIs repel AQI attacks and identify cache (Diyala)
Multi-National Division – North PAO
TIKRIT, Iraq – The Sons of Iraq repelled two attacks in northern Iraq over the last two weeks.
In Diyala, SOI members defended the village of Khawalis from an al-Qaeda in Iraq attack.
According to reports, the SOIs took sniper and mortar fire, but repelled the attack killing 12 AQI members.
In Salah ad Din, SOIs led Coalition force soldiers to a large weapons cache, consisting of 800 pounds of homemade explosives and other improvised explosive making material. The SOIs were ambushed during the operation and successfully repelled the attack.
“The Sons of Iraq are true patriots of this country, and are very effective and are key to the long-term security of Iraq,” said Maj. Peggy Kageleiry, spokeswoman for the Multi-National Division – North.
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