Thursday, May 24, 2007

Iraqi National Police apprehends three insurgents

Multi-National Division - Center Media Release
HQ, MND-Center Baghdad, Iraq
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Iraqi National Police apprehends three insurgents
Story by Spc. Ben Hutto 3rd HBCT Public Affairs

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq –The Iraqi National Police and Coalition Forces arrested three wanted insurgents Monday.

Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment Soldiers assisted policemen from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Iraqi National Police in a cordon and search that led to the arrest near Jisar, Diyala, Monday.

“This is one operation of many that we have conducted with the National Police,” said Maj. Jeremy B. Moore, the Iraqi Security Force chief, 3rd HBCT, from, Portland, Ore. “We look forward to continued success in interdicting extremist within (operating environment) Hammer.”

The captured insurgents were wanted for murder, kidnapping and displacing Shiia families.

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