Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20061016-01
Oct. 16, 2006

MULTINATIONAL DIVISION – NORTH PAO
MUQDADIYA, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces discovered a cache, freed a kidnap victim and detained two terrorists Saturday in the town of Muqdadiya. Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division, and Company A, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Lightning, discovered the cache and kidnap victim after a local citizen pointed to a building in the area while they were conducting a combined operation aimed at impeding insurgent movement and activity.

A search of the location uncovered one grenade, one stick of TNT, one flare gun, and multiple fake improvised explosive devices. The kidnap victim was found chained to a wall in the house next door. Two males were detained from the house where the cache was found. The kidnap victim, detainees and the cache were transported to a secure location. The cache was later destroyed.

IA and CF combined operations continue to root out terrorists and disrupt their activity with the help of Iraqi citizens.

TEXT PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER FOR MULTINATIONAL
FORCE – NORTH.