- Pilots of an OH-58D âKiowa Warriorâ were providing additional security as they searched an area 3 kilometers west of Logistical Support Area Anaconda near Balad during the morning of Feb. 7. The pilots saw two 80 mm rocket emplacements aimed at the base. The helicopter fired at the weapons, destroying them. The pilots then saw a van leaving the vicinity of the rocket site and followed the vehicle to a house located approximately 1 kilometer away. Cavalry soldiers went to that location and captured seven individuals. The individuals are being held for questioning.
- Iraqi police discovered and reported an improvised explosive device emplacement at an east Tikrit traffic circle during the morning of Feb. 7. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps were called to the scene. The IED consisted of six 82 mm mortar rounds with wire attached to a blasting cap buried in the median. The soldiers disarmed the device and followed the wire to a nearby building. In the residence, the soldiers found a number of rounds of 57 mm anti-aircraft ammunition and captured two individuals. All the munitions are scheduled to be destroyed by an explosive ordnance disposal team.
- During the late evening of Feb. 7, pilots of an OH-58D âKiowa Warriorâ identified two armed individuals in the village of Abayachi. The individuals were given warnings to stop, but refused to comply and attempted to flee. In response, the helicopter fired on them, killing one. Soldiers from 4th Engineer Battalion came to the scene and tried to locate the other individual, but were unsuccessful.
- Six people suspected of having involvement in attacks on Coalition forces were captured during the evening of Feb. 7 in Samarra. The soldiers captured the individuals without incident.
- Soldiers captured five individuals during the evening of Feb. 7 in the area outside of the town of Mukdadiyah because they are suspected of being weapons dealers. The five were captured without incident and soldiers located and confiscated two AK-47 assault rifles, two 9 mm pistols, four 9 mm ammunition magazines and nine AK-47 ammunition magazines.
- After seeing two explosions near a forward operating base in Kirkuk, soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade established a checkpoint during the evening of Feb. 7 to stop the attackers. A truck approached the position at a high rate of speed in an attempt to avoid being halted. Soldiers fired on the vehicle in an attempt to disable it, wounding the driver. The captured individual was treated for a minor wound and is being held for questioning.
- During an evening raid, soldiers located and confiscated a weapons and ammunition cache in the back yard of a Samarra dental clinic Feb. 7. Found were two 82 mm mortars, seven 82 mm mortar fuses, one round of 57 mm anti-aircraft ammunition, one 60 mm mortar round, 15 explosive primers and seven sticks of dynamite. No one was in the clinic at the time of the raid.
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