December 18, 2006

Cavalry Troops Foil Bomb Makers in East Baghdad, Uncovered and Destroy IED

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20061218-36

2nd BCT, 2nd Inf. Div. Public Affairs

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron,61st Cavalry Regiment killed one insurgent and detained two others after they caughtthem attempting to place an improvised explosive device in eastern Baghdad in theevening hours of Dec. 16.

Also recovered were two loaded AK-47 rifles, eight magazines, and onemagazine vest.

In a separate incident, 3-61st Soldiers found and detonated an IED during a morning patrol in east Baghdad Dec. 17.

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