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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 26, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-89
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIERS UNCOVER WEAPONS CACHE
TAJI, Iraq -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers discovered a weapons cache while conducting combat operations north of Baghdad Oct. 24.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment attached to 70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division excavated more than 120 mortar rounds, 49 tank and artillery rounds, eight cases of small-arms ammunition, dozens of rockets, three boxes of mortar fuses, a rocket-propelled grenade warhead and two anti-aircraft gun barrels.
An explosives ordnance disposal team destroyed the cache to prevent its use against Coalition and Iraqi forces.
Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained 12 individuals for further questioning about the weapons cache.
THIS STORY HAS ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS.
TAJI, Iraq -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers excavate a weapons cache north of Baghdad Oct. 24. The U.S. Soldiers discovered the cache while conducting combat operations in the area. (U.S. Army photo)
TAJI, Iraq -- Part of a weapons cache is laid out along the ground, awaiting destruction by an explosives ordnance disposal team. Task Force Baghdad Soldiers discovered the cache while conducting combat operations Oct. 24. (U.S. Army photo)
TAJI, Iraq -- Munitions are stacked at a weapons cache site north of Baghdad. Task Force Baghdad Soldiers discovered the cache while conducting combat operations Oct. 24. (U.S. Army photo)
TAJI, Iraq -- Munitions are stacked at a weapons cache site north of Baghdad. Task Force Baghdad Soldiers discovered the cache while conducting combat operations Oct. 24. (U.S. Army photo)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051091.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 26, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-91
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MOSUL TERRORISTS CELL LEADER KILLED
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An al-Qaeda terrorist cell leader who personally assisted in at least three videotaped beheadings and his assistant were killed during a Coalition raid of a suspected safe house in Mosul Oct. 22.
Nashwan Mijhim Muslet (aka Abu Tayir or Abu Zaid) was a senior operational al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell leader who operated specifically in the Mosul area. His cell was known as the primary beheading cell for Abu Talha, the al-Qaeda in Iraq Emir of Mosul who was captured in June, 2005, and Abu Zubayr, second in command to Talha and later Emir of Mosul after Talha was detained. Zubayr was killed in August, 2005.
The beheadings were filmed to intimidate the local population of Mosul as well as Iraqi citizens throughout Iraq. Intelligence reports indicate that Nashwan personally helped Zubayr behead three Mosul citizens during one of the videotaped gatherings.
As a senior operational cell leader, Nashwan was chiefly responsible for attacking Iraqi Security and Coalition forces. These attacks consisted of engaging convoys with small arms fire, rocket propelled grenades, IEDs and VBIEDs.
His cell was also responsible for intimidating Mosul citizens through criminal activities. Nashwan’s cell conducted roadblocks, stopping local citizens to extort money from them or to kidnap family members of businessmen or prominent families to ransom them for money.
Nahi Achmed Obeid Sultan (aka Abu Hassan), assistant to Nashwan, was killed during the raid. He was responsible for providing personal security for Nashwan and running the day-to-day operations of the terrorist cell.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ,
BY E-MAIL AT MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
PHOTOS OF ABU HASSAN AND NASHWAN ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. E-MAIL CPICPRESSDESK@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
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