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| Iraq |
| Cordon and searches lead to capture of arms dealers |
| 2004-01-08 |
| During the last 24 hours, the 82nd Airborne Division and subordinate units conducted 203 patrols, 12 of which were joint patrols with Iraqis, and carried out four offensive operations. During these operations one enemy was wounded and 18 captured. There were three Coalition soldiers injured over the course of the last 24 hours, and all are now cleared to return to duty. Entry was denied to 55 people at Trebil all due to insufficient documentation. Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade conducted a cordon and search in Fallujah. While conducting the operation, an Iraqi male walked out of a house with an automatic weapon and pointed it at the soldiers. The paratroopers immediately engaged and wounded the man. He was evacuated to Forward Operating Base St. Mere for surgery and is in stable condition. The operation resulted in the capture of five enemy personnel, including one of the primary targets – a weapons dealer who has conducted attacks on Coalition Forces in the past. Soldiers also confiscated an AK-47, 300 rounds of ammunition, a pistol and a bayonet. Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, conducted two cordon and searches on multiple target locations in Khalidiyah and Ramadi. The operations resulted in the capture of seven enemy personnel, including two targeted individuals, one of whom is a known arms dealer. Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers in Ar Ramadi continue to conduct independent combat patrols to disrupt enemy activity and prevent enemy forces from emplacing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and selling black market fuel east of Ar Ramadi. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #2 SH: we have junk dealers, despite the abundance of junk. They're paying for the service, the dealer arranging for the weapons to be lifted from a depot, rather than having to schlep out into the desert and do it yourself. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-1-8 3:10:46 PM |
| #1 Wouldn't arms dealing be more profitable in a economy where arms were scarce. I would think that Iraq was a glutted market. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-1-8 12:03:47 PM |