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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070719-02
July 18, 2007

Five militia suspects detained in Karkh
2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers detained five suspected militia members during a combined operation with Iraqi Security Forces in central Baghdad July 17.
 
Soldiers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, working with Iraqi troops from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division conducted searches of targeted homes in the central Baghdad Karkh District, detaining five suspected militia members.
 
“(We believe) the targets had been involved in kidnapping, murder and attacks on Coalition Forces,” said Capt. Courtney Dean, a platoon leader with Troop C. Dean said Coalition Forces had been targeting the individuals for some time.  Recent tips from community residents gave the unit enough information to go after the militia members.
 
Dean added that operations such as this are rare in the relatively safe area of Karkh. 
 
“Not very often in Karkh do we do lethal targeting operations,” he said.  “This was important.”

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