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November 23, 2004
Release Number: 04-11-78
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI FORCES AND TASK FORCE DANGER SOLDIERS DETAIN 38 IN A RAID NEAR KIRKUK
TIKRIT, Iraq - Iraqi ESU forces and Task Force Danger Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division detained 38 individuals in a raid conducted near Kirkuk on November 23 at about 2:00 a.m. The raid was conducted to detain personnel possessing illegal weapons in order to prevent attacks on Coalition forces. Among the weapons confiscated were: 24 AK-47 assault rifles, One RPK, three PKMs, three pistols, magazines, Load Bearing Vests, One PVS-5 night vision device, one Russian radio, three police radios, eight binoculars, ammunition, weapons cards and various identification cards.
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