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
January 16, 2004
Release Number: 04-01-42
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
4TH ID'S 24-HOUR ACTIVITY
TIKRIT, Iraq - Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse have over the past 24 hours, conducted 155 patrols, five raids, and captured 40 criminals. Ten of the patrols were joint operations conducted with the Iraqi Police, the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) and the Border Guard 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 20 AK-47 assault rifles, three machine guns, one rifle, one shotgun, one pistol, six rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers, one RPG, four grenades, one mortar round, two artillery rounds, 15 pounds of PE-4 plastic explosives, one 60-millimeter rocket, 770 rounds of 7.62-millimeter ammunition and eight improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
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