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December 30, 2003
Release Number: 03-12-75
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101ST CONDUCTS RAIDS IN NORTH, CAPTURES SUSPECTS, FINDS WEAPONS
MOSUL, Iraq - Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conducted cordon-and-search operations in northern Iraq Dec. 29, capturing two people wanted on suspicion of anti-Coalition activities and confiscating numerous weapons.
During three such missions in and around the city of Al Qayyarah, the division's 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) searched for people suspected of carjacking and rocket attacks. The brigade found two AK-47 rifles, 43 magazines, more than 1,000 rounds of 7.62-millimeter ammunition, and one 16-round linked belt for a machine gun. Later that day, one of the carjacking suspects turned himself in to Iraqi police after learning his house had been searched.
In Mosul, the 2nd BCT searched a house, detained an individual and confiscated weapons and U.S. property. A patrol conducted the search after spotting empty U.S. Mail packages in the vicinity of the man's house; the unit found High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle parts, two AK-47 rifles, and hundreds of pounds of artillery propellant powder.
Also that day, 2nd Brigade detained an individual suspected of transporting weapons for use against Coalition Forces when he turned himself in at a U.S. compound.
The 101st remains committed to establishing a safe environment for the ongoing reconstruction efforts toward a new, democratic Iraq.
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