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RELEASE No. 20080508-14
May 8, 2008
SOIs repel AQI attacks and identify cache (Diyala)
Multi-National Division – North PAO
TIKRIT, Iraq – The Sons of Iraq repelled two attacks in northern Iraq over the last two weeks.
In Diyala, SOI members defended the village of Khawalis from an al-Qaeda in Iraq attack.
According to reports, the SOIs took sniper and mortar fire, but repelled the attack killing 12 AQI members.
In Salah ad Din, SOIs led Coalition force soldiers to a large weapons cache, consisting of 800 pounds of homemade explosives and other improvised explosive making material. The SOIs were ambushed during the operation and successfully repelled the attack.
“The Sons of Iraq are true patriots of this country, and are very effective and are key to the long-term security of Iraq,” said Maj. Peggy Kageleiry, spokeswoman for the Multi-National Division – North.
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RELEASE No. 20080509-06
May 9, 2008
MND_C Soldiers find large rocket, mortar cache (Shubayshen)
3rd BCT, 101st Abn. Div. (AASLT), PAO
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Center Soldiers recovered nearly 200 weapons rounds near Shubayshen, about 30 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, May 7.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), acted on a tip that there was a weapons cache in the area.
The cache contained 82 57 mm rockets, 95 82 mm mortars and 23 120 mm rounds, all of which could have been used as improvised explosive devices.
The munitions will be disposed by explosive ordnance disposal personnel at a later date.
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