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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070820-13
August 20, 2007

Residents capture, turn over 11 suspected terrorists
4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD — Acting on a tip, Multi-National Division-Baghdad troops took into custody 11 alleged insurgents being held by a neighborhood watch in the Mechaniks area of the Rashid District Aug. 19.
 
Soldiers from Troop A, 1st Squadron, 4thh Cavalry Regiment “Raiders,” 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, received a tip that the suspected Al Qaeda members were being held for allegedly terrorizing local residents.
 
“Tomahawks,” from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, attached the 4th IBCT, investigated the site before the Raiders came and took the suspects into custody.
 
Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces have been encouraging neighborhoods to form watch programs to help provide a safe, secure area to help spur economic and infrastructure growth.
 
All detainees were transferred to a Coalition detention facility for further questioning. 

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