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
August 19, 2004
Release Number: 04-08-63
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST ID SOLDIERS DETAIN 10 DURING OPERATION WOLVERINE
TIKRIT, Iraq - 1st Infantry Division Soldiers detained 10 individuals Aug. 19 during a series of searches near Ad Duluiyah around 2:30 a.m.
The Soldiers confiscated three rifles, one shotgun, one AK-47 assault rifle, one pistol and several spools of copper wire.
The searches were part of Operation Wolverine, intended to prevent organized anti-Iraqi force activities and deny sanctuary to the AIF.
The Soldiers transported the individuals to a Multi-National Force detention facility for questioning.
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