BAQOUBA — Iraqi and Coalition forces conducted a cordon and knock in Hadid, Iraq, to gather intelligence on terrorist activity April 21.“When we have no intelligence driving an operation, we inform the [Iraqi Army] leaders that this is more of a presence-type mission [where] you knock on the doors, and [find out] what information they can give you,” said U.S. Maj. Dominique Dionne, the Military Transition Team leader.
The 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army led the way into Hadid along with U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd “Grey Wolf” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, which formed the MiTT, to meet with the city’s citizens and gather information about the presence of al-Qaeda within the city.
“The main reason the mission was [a cordon and knock and not a cordon and search] was because we didn’t have specific targets,” said Dionne.
(Photo: A 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Soldier begins to climb the steps of a home in the town of Hadid, Iraq, to support a fellow Soldier during their cordon and knock, April 21. The mission was a chance for the IA to take the lead in finding information on al-Qaeda in the local area by talking to citizens of Hadid. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs.)
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