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Release A051005d

U.S. forces detain 11 terror suspects in south Baghdad

Multi-National Force-Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi security forces continue working hard to create a secure environment for the Oct. 15 constitutional referendum.

Operations in south Baghdad netted 11 suspected terrorists in the past 48 hours.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, conducted a cordon and search in east Al-Rashid, killing one terrorist and wounding another Oct. 5.

Two suspected terrorists were also detained.

In another operation, elements of 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, conducted a cordon and search of multiple locations in Al-Bayaa and detained nine suspected terrorists during the early-morning hours of Oct. 5. Three of the nine detainees are wanted members of an improvised explosive device cell.

A would-be roadside bomb emplacement team became victims of their own device on the night of Oct. 3 in south Baghdad.

Terrorists driving a car were en route to place an IED when it detonated prematurely. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment investigated the explosion and discovered a small truck at the site of the explosion along with scattered additional explosive devices. The terrorists responsible had already fled the area.

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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.