1st Infantry Division Soldiers Conduct Deliberate Operations Near Baqubah
Tikrit, Iraq -1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team conducted several deliberate operations against anti-Iraqi forces in the Baqubah area on Dec. 11. The Soldiers apprehended over 50 individuals in their search for known insurgents in the area of Buhriz during "Operation Centaur Backbreaker III Zeus,"
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment confiscated two rifles, two shotguns, eight AK-47s and one shotgun barrel during Operation "Bandit Infiltration". Between this operation and Operation "Bandit Rodeo" five individuals were detained and over fifteen weapons systems were confiscated.
These two joint operations were conducted along with Iraqi Police and the 203rd Iraqi National Guard in the Hib Hib area. The operation was aimed at anti-Iraqi forces in the town of Hib Hib who were involved in attacks on Multi-National Force installations.
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