NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
December 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-12-63
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TASK FORCE ALL AMERICAN SOLDIERS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SECURITY IN AL ANBAR
During the last 24 hours, Task Force All American soldiers in Al Anbar conducted 160 patrols (including seven joint patrols with Iraqis).
Task Force All American soldiers cleared one weapons cache, and conducted one cordon and search. In Fallujah, Task Force 1-504 soldiers conducted a cordon an search of a nine-building complex that resulted in an additional confiscation of munitions: twenty, 120 millimeter mortar rounds; eight, 155 millimeter artillery rounds; eight rocket-propelled grenade launchers; 20 sticks of TNT, and assorted improvised explosive device - making materiel.
In the last 24 hours, Task Force All American soldiers had five enemy contacts; all were ineffective. We captured 10 Iraqi insurgents and suffered no Coalition casualties. At the border checkpoints, we denied entry to 150 personnel at Trebil and four at Husaybah - all because they lacked passports. No one was turned away at Tanif or Ar Ar.
The civil military operations we're conducting continue to improve relationships between the Coalition and Iraqis. These relationships foster the establishment of self-governing Iraq of the near future.
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