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 |
July 12, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-39
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPPOSITION LEADERS APPREHENDED IN NORTHERN IRAQ
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces apprehended opposition leaders in northern Iraq on July 11, in the continued fight for freedom in Iraq.
In Mosul, the 101st Airborne Division apprehended three local opposition leaders. All three men are currently detained in the division's holding facility.
The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force along with Iraqi police arrested two men in Al Kifl, one of whom is a suspected colonel in the former regime's security force. Coalition forces searched the suspects' houses finding approximately 100 blasting caps, time fuses and other explosives.
In a separate patrol, 1st MEF seized a cache of 1,000 122mm rockets in the town of Shayka Mazhar. They also seized numerous mortar rounds.
The 1st Armored Division conducted four raids resulting in 233 individuals detained and 20 pistols and 20 assault rifles confiscated.
Elsewhere, Coalition forces continued aggressive patrols throughout the country over the last 24 hours conducting 26 raids, 1,088 day patrols and 764 night patrols. They also jointly patrolled with Iraqi police conducting 185 day patrols and 210 night patrols. Independently, Iraqi police conducted 71 day and three night patrols.
The raids and patrols resulted in 99 total arrests for various criminal activities including four for murder, two for kidnapping, three for car jacking, six for aggravated assault, eight for burglary, and 12 looting.
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