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NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 9, 2005
Release Number: 05-08-13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IED SAFE HAVEN DESTROYED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces destroyed a house in Baghdad August 6 after confirmation that the structure was being used by terrorists as a storage site for improvised explosive devices.
A detainee, captured earlier this week, provided credible information that the house was purchased as a safe haven for terrorists as well as for storage of weapons and explosives. Coalition Forces discovered that the house contained timing devices, detonation systems and improvised explosive devices.
Before conducting the operation, Coalition Forces cleared all civilians and temporarily moved personal property to a safe distance as a precautionary measure. Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) technicians then destroyed the house. Several secondary explosions resulted.
“Those who recruit, encourage and send suicide bombers on their missions have no interest in improving the lives of the Iraqi people,” said Col. Bill Buckner, spokesperson for the Multi-National Corps-Iraq. “Their only interest is to instill fear among the population and to create unrest as the country works towards self-government.”
In a related operation prior to the destruction of the house, EOD troops destroyed a vehicle after discovering it was rigged for use as a suicide bomb. Coalition forces inspected the vehicle and realized that the trigger could only be activated by the driver while inside the car.
One terrorist was detained at the location of the car bomb. His name is being withheld for operational security.
No civilians were harmed in either operation.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ, BY E-MAIL AT
MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL
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Iraqi Police Detain Suspected Terrorists, Discover IED Caches
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2005 – Iraqi police found one mortar launch tube and arrested one suspected terrorist during a raid in the New Baghdad District in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 8, according to a Multinational Force Iraq report.
Iraqi soldiers load magazines at the Habbaniyah firing range, inside Camp Al Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Aug. 2. Iraqi soldiers and police officers are receiving training from U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Division on handling, maintenance, operation and fire assault with automatic weapons from a variety of positions and ranges. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian A. Jaques, USMC (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.
Police officers assigned to the Al Rashad station were searching the residence of a suspected terrorist. According to police, the suspect later admitted to firing one mortar round into the International Zone in exchange for payment of $500.
The suspect is being held at a Baghdad detention facility pending further investigation.
Elsewhere, Iraqi police found a large supply of stored munitions used for making improvised explosive devices Aug. 8.
The cache consisted of eight 100 mm artillery rounds, 27 82 mm mortar rounds, 28 60 mm mortar rounds, one 122 mm artillery round, four anti-personnel mines, one 60 mm mortar system, three rockets, night-vision goggles, and other IED-making materials including 20 pounds of plastic explosives, propellant and blasting caps. An explosive ordnance disposal team transported the cache to a nearby forward operating base.
In other developments, Iraqi police located an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of the Police Joint Operations Center Aug. 8 in Nasiriyah. Officers secured the area, while an explosive ordnance disposal team officer cleared the IED. The IED consisted of a 122 mm artillery shell with detonation cord attached to an electric detonator. No battery or other trigger devices were found.
Elsewhere, soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, received a tip leading them to a location where they found two mortar rounds. EOD reduced the munitions without incident. No injuries or damages were reported.
In other Iraq news, Iraqi special operations force officers planned and executed a targeted raid against suspected terrorists two kilometers southeast of Haqlaniyah Aug. 8.
Officers secured the target site and detained six suspected insurgents. The detainees were transported to a detention facility for processing and further questioning.
(Compiled from Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq news releases.)
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