1-15 Infantry detains five suspected insurgents
Multi-National Division – Center PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq — Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, detained five individuals early Sunday morning during a search in the village of Dura’iya.
The unit’s mission, according to 1-15 Inf. leaders, was to disrupt key insurgent networks in the battalion’s area of operation.
Soldiers searched several houses for weapons and improvised explosive device-making materials. The searches resulted in the detention of five individuals and the seizure of one rifle.
Soldiers of the 1-15 Inf. have begun aggressive operations to eliminate insurgent sanctuaries to the southeast of Baghdad as a part of the Multi-National Division Center’s Operation Marne Torch. The battalion has conducted three air assault missions in the last 12 days to eliminate or deter destabilizing influences in the region.
“When the enemy chooses not to engage us, in the areas they consider sanctuaries, it shows us that the enemy fears us. It also shows the local population that we will protect them,” said 1st Lt. Josh Powers, from Atlanta, Ga., assistant operations officer for 1-15 Inf.
The 1-15 Inf. is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Benning, Ga.
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Multi-National Division – Center PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq — Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, detained five individuals early Sunday morning during a search in the village of Dura’iya.
The unit’s mission, according to 1-15 Inf. leaders, was to disrupt key insurgent networks in the battalion’s area of operation.
Soldiers searched several houses for weapons and improvised explosive device-making materials. The searches resulted in the detention of five individuals and the seizure of one rifle.
Soldiers of the 1-15 Inf. have begun aggressive operations to eliminate insurgent sanctuaries to the southeast of Baghdad as a part of the Multi-National Division Center’s Operation Marne Torch. The battalion has conducted three air assault missions in the last 12 days to eliminate or deter destabilizing influences in the region.
“When the enemy chooses not to engage us, in the areas they consider sanctuaries, it shows us that the enemy fears us. It also shows the local population that we will protect them,” said 1st Lt. Josh Powers, from Atlanta, Ga., assistant operations officer for 1-15 Inf.
The 1-15 Inf. is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Benning, Ga.
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