1st Infantry Division detain 12 individuals following indirect fire attack
Tikrit, Iraq - 1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment detained 12 anti-Iraqi force members following an indirect fire attack on a Multi-National Forces base, near Balad, on Sept. 4 at about 10:30 p.m.
An OH-58D "Kiowa" helicopter followed a vehicle from the point where the attack originated and a Task Force 2-108 patrol conducted a search detaining the 12 individuals. The Soldiers transported the individuals to a Multi-National Forces base for explosives residue testing.
The patrol confiscated 11 AK-47 assault rifles, three bolt-action rifles, five grenades, two sniper scopes, four million Iraqi dinar (about $3,000), a large amount of drugs and drug paraphernalia. No Soldiers were injured in the original attack.
Release #040905d
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