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Task-Force Ironhorse Wrap-up
A Fedayeen leader and anti-Coalition activity financier was captured along with 72 others when soldiers from C Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, raided a building west of Balad, in the early morning of Dec. 16. Life Lesson #102: Donât put all your jihadis in one basket. The raid was based on developed information from Iraqi citizens. The soldiers confiscated 16 AK-47 assault rifles, 75 rolls of detonation cord, 33 full magazines of AK-47 ammunition, seven machine guns, one assault rifle, one sniper rifle, one rocket propelled grenade launcher, 12 82mm mortar rounds, 89 detonation devices, 11 car batteries, eight 155mm artillery rounds, 135lbs. of gun powder and numerous rounds of small arms ammunition. Based on what was found it is believed that the location was a significant improvised explosive device making facility. --Three soldiers were wounded when a patrol from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Tikrit at approximately 10:10 a.m. on Dec. 16. Both soldiers were evacuated to 28th Combat Support Hospital and are in stable condition. --In the town of Muqdadiyah in the evening of Dec 16, soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry were in the vicinity of the PUK headquarters when individuals using automatic weapons fired at them from the rooftop. The soldiers returned fire and wounded one attacker. Five others fled. The soldiers confiscated two AK-47 assault rifles, still hot from being fired. --First Brigade Combat Team raided three locations in the early morning hours of Dec. 17 in south Tikrit. They were looking for targeted individuals. Five people, including two targets, were captured without incident. Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2003-12-17 |
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