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Operation Forsythe Park update |
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
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Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070504-17
May 4, 2007
Operation Forsythe Park update
Multi National Force – West
RAMADI, Iraq – Approximately 450 Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces completed Operation Forsythe Park in Albu Bali, located 15 kilometers northeast of Ramadi, Wednesday.
Al Anbar Provincial Security Force 2, Iraqi Army demolition experts and U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducted the weeklong clearing operation, targeting one of the remaining hotspots in the brigade’s area of operations.
“We had seen an increased amount of enemy activity in this region over the last three weeks,” said Col. John Charlton, commanding officer for 1BCT. “Once we set the conditions and built sufficient combat power, we took the fight to the enemy and provided much needed relief to the population.”
The combined forces built a new Joint Security Station during the operation. This facility will establish a permanent Iraqi police presence in Albu Bali and prevent the terrorists from controlling the area. Local citizens saw the immediate results of the operations and more than 100 Iraqi males immediately requested to join the police force, Charlton said.
The five-day operation marks the eighth large-scale operation for the brigade this year. The police and soldiers discovered multiple weapon caches, including 28 improvised explosive devices, three 14.5mm anti-aircraft guns, five mortars, 300 pounds of home made explosives, 2200 gallons of nitric acid and 200 blasting caps.
Two coalition service members and six terrorists were killed during the operation.
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