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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 19, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-69
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI, U.S. FORCES CAPTURE 19 TERROR SUSPECTS, WEAPONS
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi and Coalition Forces conducted 42 raids and searches in and around Baghdad that netted 19 terror suspects and two weapons caches Oct. 16 through Oct. 18.
In the three days following Iraq’s historic constitutional referendum vote, Iraqi and U.S. forces combined to conduct more than 1,600 patrols and man more than 700 traffic control points. Iraqi security forces performed more than 1,000 of the nearly 2,400 missions by themselves, and teamed up with U.S. Soldiers on more than 100 others.
One of the largest combat operations was carried out by Iraqi Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division Oct. 18. Just after midnight, Iraqi Army Soldiers captured five terror suspects during a raid against a terrorist safe-house in the Adhamiyah district of central Baghdad.
Many of the operations were based on tips from Iraqi citizens tired of terrorist violence in their neighborhoods.
One tip helped Task Force Baghdad Soldiers from the 70th Engineer Brigade seize three suspected bombers during a cordon-and-search operation in north Baghdad Oct. 18. The three men are thought to be involved in placing roadside bombs targeting Iraqi security forces, Coalition Forces and civilians in the area.
Later in the morning, a second citizen’s tip helped Coalition Forces capture a suspected weapons dealer and terrorist organization financier during a cordon and search of two houses in north Baghdad.
Two days earlier, Task Force Baghdad Soldiers acted on another citizen’s tip to seize a large weapons cache in west Baghdad Oct. 16.
When the Soldiers of the 48th Brigade Combat Team 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, 25 grenades, one machine gun, four rifles, sniper scopes, a silencer, 8,000 rounds of ammunition and bomb-making materials.
Three suspects at the site were detained for questioning.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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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 19, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-70
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. SOLDIERS STOP BOMBS BEFORE THEY EXPLODE
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers found and destroyed terrorists’ bombs and weapons caches during combat operations Oct. 19 in and around various Baghdad districts.
The U.S. Soldiers found at least eight improvised explosive devices before they could be detonated by terrorists.
One patrol also discovered a cache of about 600 sticks of commercial explosives in a pickup truck in south Baghdad. An explosive ordnance disposal team collected the explosives for later destruction.
In one of the biggest discoveries of the day, a Task Force Baghdad unit operating in south Baghdad found a 250-pound aerial bomb with detonation cord. The unit requested EOD assistance and, a short time later, reported finding another IED, consisting of a 125-millimeter and a 120-millimeter round. EOD performed a controlled detonation on both IEDs.
An informant’s tip led a U.S. patrol northwest of Baghdad to another IED. The Soldiers found a 155-millimeter and a 60-millimeter round along the side of a road. EOD was called in to destroy that IED as well.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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