Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070708-08
July 8, 2007

Seven insurgents suspected of killing Coalition Forces captured
1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

CAMP TAJI, Iraq — In an effort to find those responsible for recent attacks against Coalition Forces north of Baghdad, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers captured seven suspected insurgents during a major operation northwest of Taji, Iraq which began in late June and ran through July 5.
 
Soldiers from the 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conducted “Operation Iron Blitz,” a series of air assault and ground raids into a rural area capturing all seven insurgent suspects. The suspects are believed to be directly responsible for an improvised explosive device attack on June 23, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack on a Coalition Outpost in Tarmiya, Iraq Feb. 18 and a car bomb attack on a bridge May 11.
    
“Operation ‘Iron Blitz’ is our focused targeting effort against IED and VBIED networks,” said Lt. Col. Peter Andrysiak, deputy commander for the Ironhorse Brigade. “The results from these particular raids are extremely satisfying.  We know they (the suspects) were directly responsible for taking the lives of our troops.”

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