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NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 October 8, 2004Release Number: 04-10-22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOLDIERS CATCH SUSPECTED BOMB MAKER; 1500 ARTILLERY ROUNDS SEIZED BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Working off a tip, Task Force Baghdad troops detained a truck carrying more than 1,500 155-millimeter artillery rounds Oct. 7. This seizure is one of the largest by the task force to date. Ground forces were alerted to the suspected vehicle and converged on it and detained the driver and passenger. The munitions were found in the back of the...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 September 15, 2004Release Number: 04-09-45 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRAQI POLICE, MNF-I THWART MORTAR ATTACK, FOIL ROADSIDE BOMB MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraqi Police and Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) thwarted a mortar attack, detained three people wanted for anti-Iraqi activities, foiled a roadside bomb attack and discovered a variety of weapons and munitions Tuesday in northern Iraq. Iraqi Police thwarted a possible mortar attack against Multi-National Forces when they discovered four anti-Iraqi personnel...

Formerly CJTF-7:   Multi-National Corps-Iraq and Multi-National Force-Iraq: .       Explosives Delivered to Coalition Forces Near Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq — An unidentified Iraqi dropped the largest single cache, to date, of mortar rounds and triggering devices to a Task Force Baghdad base camp shortly after midnight this morning. An explosive ordnance disposal unit was called in after the drop and discovered that the cache contained 101, 82-millimeter mortar rounds, 99 triggering devices and a blasting cap. The EOD unit took possession of the munitions for future disposal.  Release #040517b

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 May 12, 2004Release Number: 04-05-25 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOLDIERS KILL RPG GUNNERS BAGHDAD, Iraq - Task Force Baghdad Soldiers killed six anti-Coalition insurgents in the early morning of May 12 during separate engagements spanning an hour's time in east Baghdad. All six insurgents attacked Coalition patrols with rocket-propelled grenade launchers. There were no reports of Coalition injuries or damage to Coalition equipment or vehicles. In all, Coalition patrols came under attack seven times during the morning. The seventh attack offered...

  19 Insurgents Killed as Coalition Forces Engage Enemy in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq — Task Force Baghdad Soldiers encountered numerous anti-Iraqi forces Sunday, killing 19 in a series of separate engagements in the eastern Baghdad Thawra district. All 19 insurgent casualties carried rocket-propelled-grenade launchers. The first encounter with the RPG gunners occurred early Sunday morning, when a grenade hit a Bradley Fighting Vehicle while on patrol. There were no injuries to personnel or damage to equipment. Later Sunday morning, an Iraqi police station jointly manned with Coalition forces came under fire. Task Force Soldiers responded to the scene and...