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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050424.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
April 30, 2005
Release Number: 05-04-24

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS DETAIN 15 NEAR BAYJI

TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Liberty Soldiers detained 15 individuals and seized 44 assault rifles during a combat patrol northwest of Bayji at about 6:30 p.m. April 29. The patrol stopped to question the individuals after finding them with four cars parked alongside the highway.
One MG42 machine gun and two drums of ammunition were also seized.
All the detainees were taken to a Coalition Forces base for questioning.

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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050423.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
April 30, 2005
Release Number: 05-04-23

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS DETAIN TWO IN HAWIJA

TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Liberty Soldiers detained two individuals for shooting at a Coalition Forces base in Hawija at about 9:45 a.m. April 30. Shots were fired from the suspects’ vehicle, which sped off at a high rate of speed toward Hawija. An unmanned aerial vehicle followed the vehicle to a location in Hawija, and a combat patrol was dispatched to detain the individuals and seize the vehicle.
No Task Force Liberty Soldiers were injured in the incident.

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http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=28782

Sunday, May 1, 2005

"Troops on patrol unearth gun at mosque
Iraqi soldiers find rusty but serviceable anti-aircraft gun"

By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Sunday, May 1, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "KARMAH, Iraq — Iraqi Security Forces, under the supervision of U.S. Marines, unearthed a rusted but serviceable anti-aircraft weapon on Saturday, buried on the grounds of a mosque in the city of Karmah.

The find came during a multiple-day mission that started about 3 a.m. Saturday as Marines from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and the ISF soldiers launched Operation Clear Decision, shutting down streets and confining residents to their homes as troops searched every house and business.

The ISF soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Muthanna Brigade, found the weapon while using a metal detector to scan the grounds of the Ibraheen Ali Alhasoon Mosque after receiving permission from the iman, or religious leader.

The soldiers first found a flier in the imam’s office. It was written in Arabic and, according to a translator, advised insurgents that God would help them in their missions.

Outiside in a yard between palm trees, they uncovered the 23 mm anti-aircraft gun, wrapped in blankets and buried under about two feet of dirt."