NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
June 21, 2003
Release Number: 03-06-73
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TEMPO DOWN AS DESERT SCORPION CONTINUES
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The high level of activity of recent days reduced as Coalition forces continue Operation Desert Scorpion.
Scorpion Combat Operations are:
The 1st Armored Division executed offensive actions in Baghdad conducting six raids and detaining 22 individuals. The unit seized nine rifles, eight pistols, three knives, two boxes of grenades, one bomb and three 127mm rounds.
The 4th Infantry Division operating in an area ranging from Kirkuk in the north to Taji in the south conducted three raids and detained three individuals. The unit seized three AK-47s, one mortar site and one Dragonov night site.
Among humanitarian assistance delivered June 20 was:
The 101st Airborne Division continue work rebuilding drainage ditches and renovating the Mayor's office in Makhmur, along with rebuilding at kindergarten schools.
The 4th Infantry Division placed a contract for playground equipment and a retaining wall for a school in their area, assisted a general hospital with $1,000 drug and supply purchase and purchased an ambulance.
The 3rd Infantry Division coordinated a trash collection service and removed 64 loads of trash from Fallujah. They continue to work with the municipality to re-establish a waste collection system.
The 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment passed out school supplies to the local schools in the eastern part of Iraq.
Operation Desert Scorpion was created to neutralize non-compliant influences in order to create a secure environment and concurrently provide support to the local government and assist with the economic growth.
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