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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
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Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070615-06
June 15, 2007
East Rashid raid nets nine roadside bomb-making suspects
By Maj. Kirk Luedeke
4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div.
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division-Baghdad troops launched a successful early morning raid in the east Doura neighborhood of the Rashid District, detaining nine individuals suspected of running a bomb-making cell June 14.
Soldiers from “Bandit Troop,” 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment seized the detainees without incident. The individuals detained are believed to be involved in an Al-Qaeda roadside bomb and recruiting ring that had recently launched attacks against the unit in Doura.
“This was as smooth an operation as it gets,” said Kansas City native Capt. Jerry “J.J.” Simonsen, Jr., the troop commander who planned and led the raid. “It is one of those times where everything comes together perfectly.”
Tips from local residents led Simonsen’s troop to conduct raid, which was executed just after midnight. The suspects will be held for further questioning.
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