Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20061221-01
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq — Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division uncovered an improvised explosive device here Dec. 19 thanks to a tip.
A local Iraqi man said he had gone to his vehicle and found an unfamiliar object on the passenger seat. Iraqi troops disabled the wires and cordoned off the area, working with the Mahmudiyah Iraqi police force.
A U.S. explosive ordnance disposal team was dispatched, with Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), and confirmed that the object was an improvised explosive device.
The IED was not connected to the vehicle, but investigation determined that the IED was most likely intended to detonate in place.
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