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Release A050923b

Coalition operation captures 15 terror suspects

Multi-National Force-Iraq

TAJI, Iraq - Elements of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division captured 15 members of a suspected terrorist cell thought to be operating north of Baghdad during the late evening hours of Sept. 18.

Soldiers from the Brigade’s Reconnaissance Troop and the 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment patrolling in the area saw a small group of terrorists attempting to establish an ambush position along a major highway. The Soldiers fired on the would-be attackers and the terrorists fled.

The units followed some of the fleeing men to a safe house where they engaged a larger group of terrorists. By the end of the engagement, the 3rd Brigade Soldiers had killed one terrorist, wounded four, and detained 15 terror suspects.

The Soldiers evacuated the wounded terrorists to a military hospital for treatment and processed the remaining 15 into a Coalition Forces detention facility.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.