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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
October 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-58
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KARABILAH TERRORIST SAFE HOUSE RAIDED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces raided a terrorist safe house in Karabilah Oct. 16, killing several terrorists.
Acting on multiple intelligence sources, Coalition forces raided the suspected safe house during an early morning operation to capture or kill terrorists operating in the town of Karabilah in western Iraq. The safe house was believed to have been used to conduct attacks against local Iraqi citizens, Iraqi security forces and Coalition forces.
Upon arriving at the suspected safe house, Coalition forces were engaged by a number of armed terrorists exiting the house. The Coalition team pursued and engaged the terrorists, killing three. Upon searching the building, Coalition forces found a small cache of weapons, ammunition and grenades which were destroyed when the unit left the location.
During the initial firefight, two terrorists moved to adjacent houses where Coalition Soldiers engaged and killed them.
The assault force then discovered five armed terrorists setting up a mortar position and preparing to engage the Coalition forces. Coalition forces called in close-air support and destroyed the position. All five terrorists were killed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ, BY E-MAIL AT
MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051059.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
October 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-59
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CITIZEN'S TIP HELPS SOLDIERS FIND TERRORIST WEAPONS CACHE
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers, acting on a tip from an Iraqi citizen, seized a large weapons cache in west Baghdad Oct. 16.
After receiving the tip, Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team went to the location the citizen described and detained three suspects at the cache site.
When the Soldiers searched the area, they found a weapons cache consisting of 103 high-explosive rounds, 151 mortar rounds, six mortar tubes, 31 mortar fuses, five mortar base plates, two mortar tripods and a mortar sighting device.
The cache also contained two anti-tank weapons, an anti-aircraft machine gun, 10 sticks of dynamite, 19 rocket-propelled grenades, six hand grenades and various bomb-making materials. Additionally, Soldiers found one machine gun with a bipod mounting device, four rifles, sniper scopes, a silencer and 8,000 rounds of ammunition.
The unit secured the cache site and continued searching for more weapons.
The three suspects were taken into custody for questioning.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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