Feb 9th, 2006 - ISKANDARIYAH, JURF-El SAKER, Iraq -- Iraqi army and Coalition Forces Soldiers discovered three separate roadside bombs without incident in the last 24 hours.
Iraqi army soldiers from the 8th Iraqi Army Division, along with Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division, found the first roadside bomb near Iskandariyah. The roadside bomb consisted of four 82 mm rounds, one 155 mm round and three rockets.
The second roadside bomb, discovered near the same area, consisted of four 82 mm rounds, one 155 mm round, three rockets and 17 75 mm rounds.
An Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal team dismantled both roadside bombs and transported the materials to a local Iraqi police station for detonation.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd BCT, along with Iraqi Army soldiers from 1st Bn., 4th Bde., 8th IA Div., discovered a third roadside bomb in Jurf-El Saker.
The roadside bomb was made up of two 155 mm rounds, two fuel cans, one 100 mm round, one 120 mm round, one 130 mm round, one nine-volt battery and blasting caps. A U.S. EOD team conducted a controlled detonatation at the site.
10th Mtn. Div. Soldiers locate weapons cache
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- – Elements of the 10th Mountain Division, located a weapons cache while conducting a patrol west of Baghdad Tuesday.
The cache was located in field near a house.
The cache consisted of one anti-tank mine, an unknown quantity of homemade explosives, one 55-gallon plastic drum containing small bean bags filled with BB-sized crystals, six grenades, one dismantled RPK, one 60 mm mortar tube, two 60 mm mortar systems and two rocket-propelled grenade rounds.
An explosive ordnance disposal team was dispatched and cleared the unknown crystal agent.
This incident is under investigation.
Targeted raids, failed attacks take a toll on terrorists
TIKRIT, Iraq – Two terrorists were killed and 12 others captured during a series of unrelated events throughout northern Iraq Feb. 8.
The day started with an early morning raid near Baqubah by Iraqi troops supported by Task Force Band of Brothers Soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. The mission was aimed at capturing specific individuals and disrupting terrorists’ activities in the area. Six of the targeted suspects were captured.
Two terrorists were killed in a failed attack against an Iraqi patrol north of Baqubah. The terrorist detonated an IED as the patrol passed and then attacked with automatic weapons. The Iraqi Soldiers held the attackers at bay, and a patrol from the 3rd HBCT soon arrived and added their lethal firepower, killing two of the gunmen. Three Iraqi Soldiers were wounded in the fight and taken to a local hospital.
Soldiers from the 3rd HBCT also detained two men near Balad after a tip about an IED. The troops searched the area and found the IED and two spools of electrical wire. A search of the suspects’ nearby home revealed more IED materials and other contraband.
Four men were detained near Samarra during a raid generated by a tip to Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team. The target of the raid, a well-known terrorist in the area, was captured along with three of his accomplices.
The steady evolution of Iraqi units, combined with the well-honed skills of coalition forces is making life difficult for terrorists in northern Iraq. Local citizens continue to gain confidence in their security forces and are providing more information, creating a combination of growing lethality to the terrorists’ ability to wage war against the Iraqi population.
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