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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20081004-06
Oct. 4, 2008
ISF, MND-B discover weapons, detain suspected criminal
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces discovered three weapons caches and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers arrested a suspected criminal Oct. 3 in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district.
At approximately 4:45 p.m. in the Furat community, policemen from the 3rd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, discovered and seized approximately 70 pounds of TNT and four detonation fuses.
Iraqi army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division found four 60 mm mortar rounds, six mortar fuses, a 155 mm artillery round, and six hand grenades at approximately 5 p.m. in the Saydiyah community.
Soldiers from Company B, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, detained a suspected Special Groups leader responsible for sectarian violence in the Risalah community at approximately 9:30 p.m.
“The ISF are responsible for capturing many weapon caches and criminals in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad,” said Maj. Dave Olson, 1st BCT Spokesman, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B. “Their actions, with the support of the 1st Brigade, continue to provide a safe and secure environment for the 1.6 million residents of southern Baghdad.”
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