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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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November 17, 2003
Release Number: 03-11-27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
82d ABN DIV SOLDIERS CAPTURE FORMER REGIME LOYALIST
AR RAMADI, IRAQ - Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division attached to the 82d Airborne Division captured Kathim Mohammad Faris, who is also known as Abu Ka'af, near Habbiniyah Nov. 15.
Ka'af is a former Iraqi Special Forces officer and a Fedayeen leader who is believed to be responsible for IED attacks and ambushes on coalition forces.
The soldiers confiscated an RPK, an MP5, six AK-47s, assorted rifles, flares, a bayonet, multiple fake identification cards, a computer, a fax machine, chemical protective masks and two new automobiles.
The 82d ABN DIV soldiers Task Force "All American" continues to aggressively search out anti-coalition forces to ensure the security of the Iraqi people.
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