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
April 6, 2004
Release Number: 04-04-05
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TWELVE DETAINED IN RAID
TIKRIT, Iraq - 1st Infantry Division soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery conducted a raid near Baqubah April 6 at about 4:45 a.m. to capture the leader and members of a insurgent cell.
The soldiers detained 12 individuals, including the leader of the insurgents, suspected of conducting attacks against Coalition forces using improvised explosive devices.
The individuals were transported to a Coalition detention facility.
For more information, please contact 1ID PAO at firstid.pao@us.army.mil.
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