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August 31, 2004
Release Number: 04-08-94
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IRAQI POLICE AND MULTINATIONAL FORCES FOIL ROADSIDE BOMB ATTACKS
MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraqi Police and Multinational Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) foiled four roadside bomb attacks Monday in northern Iraq.
Iraqi Police foiled three roadside bomb attacks, two in the neighborhood of Al Thubat and one in the neighborhood of Al Noor, when they noticed suspicious items lying near the side of roads. Two of the devices consisted of a 122mm artillery round connected to a timer. In all three instances, the Iraqi Explosive Ordnance Disposal team successfully reduced the devices.
Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment also foiled a roadside bomb attack 35 kilometers south of Mosul when they noticed wires protruding from the top of an object near the side of the road. The patrol cordoned off the area and reduced the device. No injuries were reported.
Multinational Forces from Task Force Olympia continue to work together with members of Iraqi Security Forces, leaders and citizens of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation.
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