Release A051109c
Iraqi, U.S. forces nab terrorists during combat ops
Multi-National Force-Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers captured several terror suspects during combat operations in and around Baghdad Nov. 3-6.
After a Task Force Baghdad patrol struck an improvised explosive device northwest of Baghdad Nov. 3, two suspicious individuals were detained. The U.S. Soldiers secured the site and notified an explosive ordnance disposal team. Three hours after the initial attack, two suspicious trucks driving with their headlights off tried to flee the area. The trucks got tangled in wire and the two terrorists were quickly detained by the Soldiers. No casualties or equipment damage were reported during the incident.
Another patrol, operating in the Abu Ghraib area, came under small-arms fire Nov. 3. After searching and clearing three buildings in the vicinity, the Soldiers detained two individuals who were found with AK-47 assault rifles which had been recently fired. The search also produced loaded AK-47 magazines and a box with about 350 7.62-millimeter rounds. The two men claimed they’d been engaging in celebratory gunfire and weren’t aiming at the U.S. troops.
On Nov. 6, Coalition Forces reported taking small-arms fire from a white sedan in a drive-by shooting incident in the Taji area north of Baghdad. Coalition Forces returned fire and disabled the vehicle. A security patrol responding to the incident detained two terrorists, one of whom had a gunshot wound to his leg. The wounded terrorist was treated on site by Iraqi forces. One Iraqi Army Soldier received a grazing wound to the arm and was treated at the site. No U.S. casualties or damage to equipment were reported.
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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.
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