By 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2005 � An Iraqi Army raid on a suspected bomb-making factory in Baghdad resulted in the detention of 10 suspected terrorists Oct. 20. The 10 suspects were working in the facility when they were detained. They are now being processed by the Iraqi judicial system. The Iraqi Army set up an outer cordon around the building and launched the raid at midday. Within minutes, the entire building had been searched and cleared by the Iraqi Army forces.
"The Iraqi Army appeared very confident in the execution of this mission. They acted very professionally and took ownership of the operation. U.S. forces remained in the background while the [Iraqi Army] cleared the building." U.S. Army 1st Lt. Lauren Rowe
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Task Force Baghdad then entered the cleared building and identified a truckload of materials used to make improvised explosive devices. An explosive ordnance disposal team followed and ensured it was safe to remove all the materials. "The Iraqi Army appeared very confident in the execution of this mission," said U.S. Army 1st Lt. Lauren Rowe, a military police officer in 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry

Iraqi Army soldiers found boxes, bags and shelves filled with bomb-making materials in a factory in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2005. U.S. Army photo


A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Task Force Baghdad holds a triggering mechanism for a potential improvised explosive device. In a midday raid, Iraqi Army soldiers found boxes, bags and shelves filled with bomb-making materials in a factory in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2005. U.S. Army photo

Division. "They acted very professionally and took ownership of the operation. U.S. forces remained in the background while the [Iraqi Army] cleared the building." The Iraqi Army developed the intelligence on the target and planned the operation. "This operation shows that there are still caches to be discovered. We need the help of the Iraqi people to turn in suspects," Rowe said. "These materials could easily have been used by the terrorists to kill innocent Iraqi civilians," added U.S. Army Maj. Russ Goemaere, spokesperson for 2nd Brigade Combat Team. "The people of Baghdad need to feel a sense of pride that their army is performing so well and making the city safer for all of them