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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080430-06
April 30, 2008
Tip leads to anti-aircraft gun, ammunition in Jurf
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
BAGHDAD – A tip led Multi-National Division – Center Soldiers to a cache containing an anti-aircraft gun and over a hundred 37 mm rounds April 27 in the al-Hujierr area of Jurf as Sakhr, 40 kilometers south of Baghdad.
Soldiers from 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, used intelligence gathered from Sons of Iraq to locate the cache. At the site the unit was assisted by a local resident who had an excavator to help them dig. The unit later compensated the resident for his help.
After digging approximately 10 feet, the anti-aircraft gun and crate of munitions were visible.
“We couldn’t have done this without the hard work of the Soldiers who dug up the cache all day and the SoI who reported it,” said 1st Lt. Ryan Daly, Company A.
The anti-aircraft gun is considered to be in operable condition and is believed to have been buried approximately four to six months according to informants.
The cache was transported to Patrol Base Jurf and was disposed of by an explosive ordnance disposal team.
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Press Release A080430a
April 30, 2008
Two wanted men captured in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces captured two wanted men and detained two additional suspects while targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq operatives in northern Iraq Wednesday.
Continuing to use information gleaned from an operation Apr. 21, Coalition forces captured two suspected AQI terrorists in Mosul. One of the suspects is a wanted man who is believed to directly conspire with several senior terrorist leaders in the city, including one who is known to conduct attacks against Coalition and Iraqi Security forces.
Iraqi and Coalition forces captured an alleged AQI operative in Kirkuk and one additional suspected terrorist. The alleged operative is believed to have ties to senior terrorist leaders in both Kirkuk and Mosul.
“Today’s intelligence-driven operations in northern Iraq are part of ongoing efforts to disrupt and degrade al-Qaeda in Iraq’s networks. Working with Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition forces will continue to target this foreign-led terrorist organization and hamper its ability to inflict indiscriminate violence against the people of Iraq,” said Cmdr. Scott Rye, MNF-I spokesperson.
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