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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080728-04
July 28, 2008
ISF, MND-B Soldiers seize multiple caches in Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers uncovered multiple weapons caches in the Baghdad area July 27.
At approximately 2 p.m., soldiers with the 22nd Brigade, 6th Iraq Army Division found two machine guns, a rocket propelled grenade, two RPG rounds, three RPG fuses, 7.62 mm ammo and machinegun round links in the Kadamiyah district of Baghdad, after receiving a tip from a local citizen.
Later, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a police patrol from the 5th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Division seized four main charges, two liters and a soda can of homemade explosive material, and an 82 mm mortar with HME material in the West Rashid area of Baghdad.
Acting on a tip, police with the 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division found two 107 mm rockets in the New Baghdad security district of eastern Baghdad at approximately 8:50 p.m.
The seized munitions are part of MND-B’s ongoing Operation Tempest. Since May 20, ISF and MND-B Soldiers have seized 458 weapons caches consisting of 301 explosively formed projectiles; 367 improvised explosive devices; 296 rockets; 514 artillery rounds; 2,656 mortar rounds; 1,086 RPGs and 5,596 rifles.
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Press Release A080729a-264
July 29, 2008
Al-Qaeda support structure dwindling
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed one known terrorist facilitator and detained 18 suspected terrorists during operations around the country to disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq operations Monday and Tuesday.
Coalition forces killed a known terrorist facilitator during an operation in Baghdad on Tuesday. When the force arrived at the target location, the targeted man came out and refused to follow the interpreter’s instructions to surrender. Approaching the force, the man made a threatening movement. Coalition forces perceived hostile intent and engaged the terrorist, killing him. He was part of a terrorist facilitation network that provides false documents and moves supplies around Iraq. In another operation on Tuesday in Baghdad, Coalition forces detained two suspected terrorists while targeting a car-bombing cell.
East of Samarra, about 110 kilometers north of Baghdad, Coalition forces captured an alleged AQI leader and one additional suspect Tuesday. The wanted man reportedly oversees terrorist activity in the region and recruits females to conduct suicide bombings.
Coalition forces targeted associates of AQI senior leaders during operations in and around Mosul Tuesday and detained 13 suspected terrorists.
Monday, Coalition forces identified a suspected foreign terrorist facilitator driving southwest of al-Qaim, about 325 kilometers northwest of Baghdad. They stopped the man, who was with four children, and detained him without incident. Coalition forces drove the children home and left them in the care of female family members.
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