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| MND-B Soldiers capture alleged extremist cell leader |
| 2007-10-20 |
| Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers captured an alleged high-ranking leader of an extremist cell along with three other suspected insurgents near Sab Al Bor, Iraq, Oct. 18. During an operation to locate extremist members and gather information on the Al Qaeda in Iraq network, Soldiers from Battery C, Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Soldiers from Troop A, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, worked in a concerted effort to capture the cell leader and three of his alleged accomplices. Aviation assets from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cav. Div. assisted in the operation. When the operation began, the Battery C troops moved toward a house from which the cell leader and his accomplices were allegedly operating. As soon as the Battery C troops entered the house, two men ran from the building. As this occurred, Troop A, 1-7 Cav. moved in and isolated the two men who were trying to flee. Shortly afterward, they were able to move into another nearby house and capture the cell leader and one other suspect. The extremist leader is part of a cell which is allegedly responsible for numerous murders in the Sab Al Bor area; the making of improvised explosive devices and conducting kidnappings in the area. The cell has been known to launch attacks against innocent civilians as well as on Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces. “The combined efforts of the Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police, U.S. Army with the attached Estonian Platoon, and citizens of Sab Al Bor and its adjacent villages over the past three months has led to the capture of a criminal gang leader who terrorized the citizens of Sab Al Bor on a daily basis,” said Lt. Col. Kevin MacWatters, commander, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and a native of Mustang, Okla. “His capture is another example of the continued progress of both Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces to bring criminal elements to justice and improve the security situation for the citizens of Sab Al Bor.” |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Go 1CAV Sooners! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-10-20 01:31 |