Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070523-04
By Sgt. 1st Class Robert Timmons,
4th IBCT, 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division – Baghdad troops freed an Iraqi soldier being held by a militia’s kidnap cell May 20 in the Rashid District of the city.
Troops from 1st Battalion, 2nd Iraqi Army Division, and the “Black Lions” from Company D, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., rescued Mosher Ahmmaed Abdualrahman, during a pre-dawn cordon and search operation.
“Two months of conducting combat operations with the Citadel Brigade (1-2nd Iraqi Army) have led us to develop exceptionally strong ties to our Iraqi partners,” said Lt. Col. Pat Frank, 1st Bn., 28th Inf. Regt. commander. “Finding their soldier alive was the main effort mission for the Black Lions.”
The Iraqi Army soldier was abducted by a Jashya al-Mahdi kidnap cell May 17 in the Shurta neighborhood. Task Force Black Lion executed theoperation, which rescued the soldier unharmed.
“The combined operation between Iraqi and American troops was a complete success,” said Col. Ricky D. Gibbs, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. “They aggressively followed up on leads and were able to save one of their own. This serves as an effective reminder of the on-going cooperation between the Black Lions and Soldiers of the Iraqi Army’s Citadel Brigade in northwest Rashid.”
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