Iraqis, Marines Maintain Pressure on Insurgents
Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq -- Iraqi Security Forces and the elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit continued their surge in Northern Babil province today, rounding up 15 more suspected insurgents and seizing additional enemy weapons.
In a precision raid 30 miles south of Baghdad, members of the Iraqi SWAT team and the MEU's Force Reconnaissance platoon captured a man wanted in connection with attacks on Multi-National Forces. During a follow-up sweep through Iskandariyah, Iraqi SWAT members picked up 11 additional individuals from their target list. They also found seven mortar rounds, eight AK-47 rifles and a 9 mm pistol.
Several miles east of Iskandariyah, Marines from Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines -- the MEU's ground combat element - detained three suspected insurgents during a cordon-and-knock search.
Meanwhile, MEU forces operating in the MEU's northern sector reported several insurgent mortar and rocket attacks in the vicinity of Yusufiyah. The Marines immediately counter-attacked after verifying the points of origin for several of the attacks. There were no MNF casualties or damage to the Marines' equipment during the exchange. Enemy casualties could not be determined.
Today's actions raised to 78 the number of suspected Anti-Iraqi Forces captured during the current operation, which was launched Oct. 5 by ISF and MNF in Northern Babil in an intensifying campaign to capture or kill insurgents and disrupt their activity.
More than 1,300 MNF and 800 ISF are actively involved in the current operation, part of an increasingly cooperative effort to restore security and stability to the area.
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