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Iraq
"The ICDC charged in"
2004-01-11
Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) captured several anti-coalition suspects Jan. 10 and 11 in northern Iraq. The 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) detained three individuals in a white Toyota, Jan. 10, near the southeastern corner of a U.S. compound west of Qayyarah. The vehicle matched the description of one used by men who asked the leader of a nearby village where they could set up rockets for an attack on U.S. forces.

During pre-dawn raids in Northern Iraq Jan. 10, the division’s 2nd BCT conducted a joint cordon-and-knock operation with ICDC soldiers and detained an associate of a suspected weapons dealer. In a cordon-and-search later that morning, 2nd BCT captured eight suspected members of an anti-Coalition group involved in attacks on U.S. forces. That evening, an unknown number of people fired small arms at ICDC soldiers on guard at the Mosul airfield. The soldiers fired back and the enemy fled. The 2nd BCT responded providing a cordon around the area where the attack originated. The ICDC charged in, cleared buildings, and apprehended four individuals.
The behavior of the ICDC is a real indictment of Sammy and of all the other ham-fisted Arab rulers in the area. Properly led and motivated, the individual soldiers can be brave to the point of recklessness — not necessarily a good quality at its extreme, but desirable when it comes to building a fighting force. Baathism, theocracy and other forms of authoritarianism don't make for the best officers, though they do put on some impressive parades.
The 2nd BCT also reported that its soldiers detained a man in the vicinity of Bashiqah, a small town near Mosul. The man was a suspected leader of a group promoting attacks on Coalition Forces. Also yesterday, the Coalition for Iraqi National Unity turned in five RPG launchers, 100 RPG rounds, five hand grenades, and one 60-millimeter mortar system.
Posted by:Chuck Simmins

#1  a white Toyota

This is what happens when a country goes to hell.
Trust me.... if I decide to commit sideways it ain't gonna be in a White Toyota. I'll break into the Tallahasse Car Museum (really) and steal the 917-K and ride.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-1-11 6:32:08 PM  

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