Operation Commando Dive Leads to Detentions, Cache Finds

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070427-11

Multi-National Division – Center PAO
2nd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. (LI) PAO

BAGHDAD — A multifaceted-coalition operation in the Shubayshen area, just south of Baghdad, led to the detentions of almost 50 detainees and a number of cache finds April 21.

Operation Commando Dive incorporated several units’ operations from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of FortDrum, N.Y., as well as the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division. Operation Eagle Dive was conducted by the 4/6 IA “Baghdad Eagles” inconjunction with 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd BCT, and netted 33 detainees, mostly suspected of involvement with improvised explosive device manufacture and emplacement.

Caches found during the operation contained two machine guns, two shotguns, six AK-47s, two ski masks, 27 mortar rounds, 280 57mm rockets, four155mm rockets, nine 12-volt batteries, multiple mortar fuses, three ready-to emplaceIEDs, 500 hand grenades, four 82mm mortar tubes, a large rocket, and six rocket-propelled grenade launcher sights. Additionally, numerous IED initiation devices and 30 DVDs of Al-Qaeda propaganda were discovered.

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