| Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse have, over the past 24 hours, conducted 196 patrols, nine raids and captured 45 individuals. Thirty-five of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi police, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the Border Guard in order to continually improve the safety and standard of living for the Iraqi people. Weapons and equipment confiscated in raids and patrols throughout the Task Force Ironhorse area of operation include 83 AK-47 assault rifles, two rifles, three pistols, one machine gun, one rocket propelled grenade launcher, one mortar system, nine mortar rounds, two rocket propelled grenades, five grenades, 15 mortar rounds, one container of artillery propellant, one block of C4, five blasting caps, 2,500 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition and two improvised explosive devices. |