Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces Foil Car Bomb Attack, Detain 14
Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) foiled a car bomb attack and detained 14 people wanted for Anti-Fraqi activities Friday in northern Iraq.
Iraqi Police foiled a car bomb attack in the Mosul neighborhood of Palistine after they noticed a vehicle with exposed wires parked on road. When police attempted to investigate further, Anti-Iraqi Forces attacked them with a rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire injuring nobody. Police engaged the enemy and secured the location around the vehicle. Later, the U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team arrived and conducted a controlled blast of the car bomb with no injuries reported.
Soldiers from the Iraqi National Guard conducted a cordon and search northwest of Mosul and detained ten people wanted for planning and conducting roadside bomb attacks against Iraqi and Multi-National Forces. During a search of the residence, two AK-47s, two bolt-action rifles, one machine gun with ammunition and a pistol were confiscated. In another cordon and search, Iraqi National Guard soldiers detained four members of an anti-Iraqi cell in Tal Afar.
Multi-National 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. Local citizens are urged to cooperate with security forces by providing information that leads to the capture and arrest of anti-Iraqi forces. Anyone with information is urged to call the Joint Coordination Center in Mosul at 125 or 513462.
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