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| December 10, 2003 Release Number: 03-12-22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT) HITS FEDAYEEN STRONGHOLD MOSUL, Iraq - The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) captured numerous Fedayeen, Saddam and other former regime elements during two operations in northern Iraq. The Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT) conducted simultaneous cordon-and-knock operations against 34 targets across Mosul early Wednesday morning. Fifty-two individuals were detained, including a former Fedayeen brigadier general, other former Fedayeen officers, and Ba'ath Party loyalists. During a second operation, elements of the 2nd BCT air assaulted into the village of Salamiyah, east of Mosul, where they searched 110 houses and confiscated several weapons and munitions. Additionally, the brigade detained 11 persons in Mosul on Tuesday for suspicion of illegal weapons sales. There were no casualties during these operations. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) continues to work with local officials and populations to find and remove threats to Coalition Forces and new Iraqi governmental agencies. -30- |
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