NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
January 22, 2005Release Number: 05-01-96FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINSURGENTS CAPTURED IN MOSULBAGHDAD, Iraq -- Soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 1st Division, 1st Battalion, received mortar fire in Mosul on Jan. 21.The Soldiers observed insurgents firing a mortar from about 500 meters away and engaged the enemy with direct fire. They found one abandoned 82 mm mortar tube and captured an insurgent. While searching a house in the vicinity, Iraqi Soldiers engaged the enemy again and captured one insurgent who was using a cell phone to provide positions for attacks. A search of a nearby school yielded one sniper rifle.
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January 22, 2005Release Number: 05-01-96FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINSURGENTS CAPTURED IN MOSULBAGHDAD, Iraq -- Soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 1st Division, 1st Battalion, received mortar fire in Mosul on Jan. 21.The Soldiers observed insurgents firing a mortar from about 500 meters away and engaged the enemy with direct fire. They found one abandoned 82 mm mortar tube and captured an insurgent. While searching a house in the vicinity, Iraqi Soldiers engaged the enemy again and captured one insurgent who was using a cell phone to provide positions for attacks. A search of a nearby school yielded one sniper rifle.
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