Iraqi and Coalition Forces conduct joint operation

BAGHDAD — Iraqi and Coalition Forces detained eight

suspects in a joint operation March 11.

The detainees are suspected of kidnapping, car bomb

manufacturing and fi nancing and supporting terrorists.

Of the eight suspects detained during the Iraqi led operation,

four were detained at the Al Khayr Mosque Complex

which had been identifi ed as a possible Al Qaeda safe haven.

— Combined Press Information Center

Weapon caches found, cleared

BAGHDAD — Soldiers from 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army

Division and Multi-National Division – Baghdad found

two weapons caches March 9 while patrolling southwest of

Baghdad.

The fi rst cache consisted of 94 60 mm fused mortar rounds

and 300 pounds of explosives.

The second cache contained seven 60 mm mortar rounds, one

120 mm mortar round and a 14-inch long missile with tripod.

An explosive rdnance disposal team performed a controlled

detonation and destroyed the munitions.

— Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs

Soldiers fi nd weapons caches

BAGHDAD — Iraqi and Coalition personnel found several

weapons caches while on patrol March 8 near the Euphrates

River, southwest of Baghdad.

Soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division,

found weapons caches consisting of a total of 1,100 pounds

of high-explosive material, nine 155 mm artillery rounds,

one 172 mm round, one 190 mm round, three foreign-made

.50 cal. machine guns and a large amount of .50 cal. link

ammunition.

Nearby, Coalition personnel found two caches containing

items used to detonate roadside bombs.

The fi rst cache consisted of 30 antenna kits, 500 relays,

1,000 transistors, one Kenwood charger, three Kenwood batteries,

one cell phone and 56 two-way radios.

The second cache consisted of eight radios, 95 relays, two

remote control timers and two bags of bomb-making material.

— Combined Press Information Center

Search yields weapons

NINEVEH PROVINCE — Soldiers from the 3rd

Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division and

Coalition troops seized a weapons cache after searching a

house in Muzerea, March 8.

The cache contained one sniper rifl e, two AK-47 rifl es,

over 3,000 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, 28 assorted rifl e

magazines and two bayonets.

The owner of the house was nowhere to be found and citizens

reported he had been away for several months. The cache contents

were turned over to authorities for further investigation.

No injuries or damages were reported.

Joint raid nets suspects, weapons

BA’QUBAH — Soldiers from the 5th Iraqi Army Division

worked jointly with Iraqi Police SWAT personnel and detained

14 persons and assorted weapons March 8.

The seized items consisted of several artillery rounds, two

automatic rifl es and a vehicle that matched a suspect report.

The detainees and weapons were turned over to authorities

for further investigation.

No injuries or damages were reported.

Suspects detained in Baghdad operations

BAGHDAD — Soldiers from the 6th Iraqi Army Division

and Coalition personnel detained fi ve suspected terrorists during

operations extending from the evening of March 8 until the

morning of March 9.

Members of 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division

were attacked by small-arms fi re at a check point at approximately

10 p.m. March 8 in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad. Iraqi soldiers

secured the area and detained two suspects.

Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division detained three suspected

terrorists at approximately 12:20 a.m. March 9 in New Baghdad, after

a traffi c stop and search revealed possible bomb-making materials.

— Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs

Murder victims found in vehicle

BAGHDAD — Baghdad Soldiers found the bodies of 18 murder

victims inside an abandoned mini bus at approximately 9:30

p.m. March 7 in the Al Mansour district of Baghdad.

Coalition personnel received a report about a suspicious vehicle

on the side of the road.

The Soldiers found the 18 bodies in the vehicle while conducting

a search.

The incident is under investigation by Iraqi police.

— Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs

Pipeline attacked, fi re extinguished

ISKANDARIYAH — An economic and environmental disaster

was averted when Iraqi police and Coalition Forces joined

forces to put out a pipeline fi re Mar. 2.

Terrorists attacked the oil pipeline and breached a 20-meter

section of pipe.

A fi re ensued, covering the space of two soccer fi elds.

Firefi ghters, who arrived on the scene, came under smallarms

fi re until Iraqi police arrived and the terrorists fl ed.

Coalition troops secured the outer cordon of the fi re until it

was put out.

The combined effort of the Iraqi Police and Coalition

personnel helped prevent the further destruction of the oil

pipeline infrastructure.

— Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs

Operation Glory Light secures Sadr-Yusufi yah

BAGHDAD — Soldiers from the 6th and 9th Iraqi Army

Divisions, supported by Coalition Soldiers conducted one of

the largest operations of the past six months and took control of

a terrorist stronghold south of Baghdad on March 2.

Operation Glory Light began when the soldiers of 3rd

Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and 101st

Airborne Division Soldiers air assaulted into the Sadr-

Yusufi yah area.

Soldiers from the 6th and 9th IA Divisions continued to

clear, search and secure roads and houses in the town in spite

of indirect and small-arms fi re.

During the one-week operation, Iraqi soldiers uncovered

nine weapons caches consisting of 131 mortar rounds, nine 50

mm mortars, 17 rockets, two rocket-propelled grenade launchers,

six AK-47 rifl es, two BKC machine guns and a large

amount of bomb-making materials.

The combined efforts of Iraqi and Coalition forces

resulted in the discovery of a total of 26 roadside bombs,

two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices and 15

weapons caches.

The operation also involved seven engagements with the

enemy resulting in two terrorists killed, one wounded and the

detention of 16 suspected terrorists.

The town of Sadr-Yusufi yah is now secured by Iraqi forces

and supported by Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team,

101st Airborne Division.

— Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs