Joint Operation in Eastern Baghdad Targets Insurgents
1st Cavalry Division
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Sept. 22, 2004) - Task Force Baghdad troops, in conjunction with Iraqi Intervention Forces are conducting security operations in eastern Baghdad targeting pockets of insurgents and terrorists.
In addition to ground troops patrolling the troubled eastern Baghdad neighborhoods, this joint operation has utilized limited precision fire from air strikes. These events occurred late Tuesday, and in the early morning hours today to engage insurgent crew-served weapon teams.
"The intent is to provide security for the people of Thawra so we can get back to the business of reconstruction," said 1st Cavalry Division commanding general Maj. Gen. Peter Chiarelli. "Our focus is improving the quality of life in eastern Baghdad by providing better water sources, electricity, sewage treatment and bulk trash removal."
Elsewhere in Baghdad Tuesday, Iraqi National Guard troops and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers conducted raids on suspected insurgent weapons caches. Over an eight-hour period, these raids netted six 155-millimeter artillery shells and the packing material for an additional 11 shells. Eleven suspected terrorists were also detained in the raids.
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