Friday, November 4
12 SCUZBALLS NABBED AFTER ATTACK
| November 2, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers detained a dozen terror suspects after a bomb attack against Coalition Forces in the early-morning hours of Nov. 1 in the Rusafa district in east Baghdad. Task Force Baghdad’s 720th Military Police Battalion, joined by 2nd Iraqi Army Battalion, conducted an early morning raid, capturing 12 suspected terrorists and numerous small arms. At 12:50 a.m., the 720th MPs came under a roadside bomb and small-arms attack. No casualties or damage to equipment occurred. Following the attack, the unit linked up with the Iraqi Soldiers and conducted a hasty cordon and search of a nearby cement factory. After three hours of searching, the joint Coalition and Iraqi Army mission yielded, in addition to the terrorists, more than 65 AK-47 rifles, 120 AK-47 magazines, three PKC machine guns and three PKC ammunition drums. “What could’ve been an unfortunate, negative situation turned out positive,” said Lt. Col. Edward Chesney, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division deputy commander. “Both U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers’ vigilance is directly responsible for the success of this mission.” Weblog LINK |
