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Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division -- Stryker Brigade Combat Team -- detained people suspected of anti-coalition activities and recovered weapons and other explosives in northern Iraq Feb. 1. The unit is under the operational control of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, conducted a cordon-and-knock operation in Mosul and detained four people associated with anti-coalition activities, including one target suspected of involvement in planning attacks on coalition forces. Members of the Coalition for Iraqi Unity, a concerned group of citizens in northwestern Iraq, turned in 13 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, seven boosters,...

Anti-coalition forces and former regime elements should "lay down their arms and embrace the future," the commander of U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq said in a briefing from Baghdad today. "The former regime is never going to come back," said Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, commander of Combined Joint Task Force 7. "We're going to be relentless in the pursuit of these targets. We're going to capture or kill them, as is our mission. Those that remain at large, and given the pace that we're moving toward sovereignty, it's time for them to lay down their arms and become...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 December 19, 2003Release Number: 03-12-49 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TASK FORCE “ALL AMERICAN” GRADUATES ICDC CLASS, HELPS SCHOOLS AR RAMADI, Iraq – Soldiers from Task Force “All American” continued missions to increase stability and security for the people of Al Anbar yesterday. During the last 24 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division and subordinate units conducted 170 patrols, including four joint patrols with Iraqi national elements, and three offensive operations, which resulted in the capture of 12 enemy personnel....