Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers detained nine Iraqi Policemen Aug. 21 as clearing operations in the Rashid District continued, Troops from Company C, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, detained the policemen, suspected to be involved in an improvised explosive device attack near their checkpoint. The detainees are being held for further questioning.
Earlier that day, numerous sworn statements led Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 4IBCT, to apprehend two men suspected of involvement in anti-Iraqi activities. The two men allegedly financed Al Qaeda actions in the area and trained youths in creating and placing IEDs. The two alleged terrorists are being held for questioning. |