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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                       

Aug. 29, 2006

RELEASE No. 20060829-04

Kidnapped Ramadi Police Employee Rescued by Iraqi Soldiers 

REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM-5 PUBLIC AFFAIRS

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – An employee of the Ramadi police was discovered in the trunk of a Black Daewoo Prince in Fallujah by Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Iraqi Army Division during a cordon-and-search operation Sunday, Aug. 27.

“The rescue of the Iraqi citizen during Sunday’s intelligence-driven counterinsurgency operation in Fallujah is a result of the dedication and professionalism of the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the Iraqi Army,” said Marine Lt. Col. James Teeples, the senior military transition team advisor to 3-2-1. “From conception through execution, this was solely an Iraqi Army effort.”

As the soldiers conducted a vehicle check point, they spotted two insurgents abandon the Daewoo Prince and flee on foot. The soldiers subsequently approached the vehicle, and upon hearing screams and bangs emitting from the rear, opened the trunk.  Inside they discovered the kidnapped Ramadi police employee, who had been bound by the insurgents.

The Iraqi man was extricated from the trunk, escorted to a Coalition forces post and then released.

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