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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
January 9, 2004
Release Number: 04-01-17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WRAP UP OF 4TH ID'S ACTIVITIES
TIKRIT, Iraq - Solders from the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse have, over the past 24 hours, conducted 157 patrols and one raid, and captured 10 individuals. Three of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi Police, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps and the Border Guard in order to continually improve the safety and standard of living for the Iraqi people.
Weapons and equipment confiscated in raids and patrols throughout the Task Force Ironhorse area of operations include 27 AK-47 assault rifles, nine rifles, two shotguns, one pistol, four rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launchers, 87 grenades, six land mines, 1,520 rounds of 7.62-millimeter ammunition and six improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
A former regime official was captured 15-kilometers south of Dibis on the afternoon of Jan. 7 by 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment soldiers. The individual was targeted for capture by the 173rd Airborne Brigade for killing eight Iraqi soldiers during the war and for suspected anti-Coalition activity. The soldiers captured the targeted person without incident.
Civil Affairs soldiers and officials from the Coalition Provisional Authority went to Samarra to distribute $50,000 worth of clothes, shoes and blankets to the city's underprivileged. The items were divided with the assistance of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, 20 school principals and local religious leaders and given to people who were identified as requiring assistance.
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