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An Iraqi unit has taken control of an operational area, and Iraqi and coalition forces have seized more weapons and detained terrorism suspects, military officials in Baghdad reported.
The 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, took control of its own battle space south of Mosul in a Jan. 28 ceremony. The unit's commander, Iraqi Brig. Gen. Ali Mullah, accepted responsibility from a unit from the U.S. 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
The unit's area, about 150 square kilometers, is west of the Tigris River east of the Mosul-Baghdad highway and between the villages of Aitha in the south and Munirah in the north. The battalion grew out of an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps company and now has more than 800 trained and ready soldiers.
"The terrorists are taking their last breaths and the end is near. ... There is no place for them (to hide)," Ali said. "My soldiers and I will ensure that security and stability are maintained."
The unit was certified ready to assume the frontline in the counter-insurgency fight after conducting more than two dozen major, battalion-level missions. Thirteen of the unit's soldiers have been killed in action.
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(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq news releases.)
Story by American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 01.31.2006 |
| Date Posted: | 07.04.2025 05:42 |
| Story ID: | 539894 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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