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By Sgt. Zach Mott
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
AL ISLAH, Iraq – To combat the car bomb threat in northern Adhamiyah, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi security forces conducted a joint operation in Baghdad's Istaqlal District Nov. 18.
Soldiers from MND-B's 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, partnered with the Iraqi army's 1st Battalion, 42nd Brigade, 11th Division, and the national police's 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Division and 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, for the maneuver.
The early morning operation netted seven detainees and, hopefully, safer streets for the Iraqi people as well as Iraqi security and coalition forces.
"We will not allow the enemy to exploit the seams between units," said Maj. Rob MacMillan, a Gulfport, Miss., native, who serves as the operations officer for 1-68 AR.
A coalition of American and Iraqi soldiers participated in clearing and searching buildings, vehicles and nearby fields. Some of those Soldiers were inserted into the area via helicopter to provide quick access to areas that would take too long to reach via ground transportation.
"We conducted a successful cross-boundary operation to deny the enemy a safe haven," MacMillan said.
Shortly after the sun rose, the Soldiers had cleared their target areas and returned to their bases across northern Baghdad.
"This mission truly showed the value of the Iraqi security forces in helping prevent a dangerous and deadly tool of the enemy from hurting the good people of Iraq, as well as other members of the security forces in northern Baghdad," said Maj. Michael Humphreys, a Greeneville, Tenn., native, who serves as the public affairs officer for 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
| Date Taken: | 11.19.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 11.19.2008 05:12 |
| Story ID: | 26524 |
| Location: | IQ |
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