MND-B HELPS INP TAKE WEAPONS OFF STREETS
A tip led Iraqi National Police (INP) and MultiNational Division – Baghdad (MND-B) Soldiers to secure and remove a large amount of weapons in eastern Baghdad on November 18th. INP with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Brigade of the 2nd Division, and a Platoon from Company A, 2nd Battalion of the 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, acted upon a tip giving the location of a weapons cache in a New Baghdad field at approximately 9:45 a.m. Inventoried in the cache were (2) land mines, (7) grenades, (2) grenade fuses, a one-pound bag of C-4, (7) bricks of C-4, (12) assorted RPG-7s, (1) 100 mm artillery round, (1) six-inch copper plate, (8) RPG boosters, (2) bags of TNT, and a one pound bag of explosive.
MND-B SOLDIERS DETAIN SUSPECTED TERRORIST
On November 17th, MND-B Soldiers detained a suspected terrorist in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district. During an operation at approximately 11 p.m. in the Risalah neighborhood, Soldiers from Company B, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, detained the individual, suspected of attacks against Coalition forces. “Capturing known criminals and getting them off the streets is part of the 1st ‘Raider’ Brigade’s primary mission to provide a safe and secure environment for the Iraqi people,” said Major Dave Olson, 1st BCT Spokesman, 4th ID, MND-B. He added however that, “The Iraqi Security Forces are continually taking on more responsibility by securing their country and the people of Iraq.”
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