Operation Polar Tempest
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A midnight mission by combined U.S. and Iraqi army forces resulted in 12 men being detained for questioning on suspicion of terrorist activity.
, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum
, N.Y., and 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, joined forces to clear the villages near al-Owesat and al-Thobat, Iraq
, July 14, 2007.
During Polar Tempest, tipsters gave the Coalition Forces viable information.
The night began with Soldiers clearing houses, when an Iraqi man who claimed to know where several terrorists lived in the area led them to various places.
As the patrol moved along, the Soldiers encountered small-arms fire and shot back, killing a terrorist. Three men fled, but Soldiers seized an AK-47
and an ammunition vest.
The Iraqi man guiding the Soldiers said he believed they had encountered the lead element of a larger group of insurgents. As the Coalition Forces and IA forces continued clearing houses in the area, the man pointed out one of the residents as a terrorist.
In another house a male claimed to know where a high-value target lived. As Coalition Forces followed him, several local residents began to flee in vehicles. They were stopped and detained.
As troops searched the areas near the Euphrates River, they came across two small boats at a water-pumping station. The Soldiers destroyed the boats. They also found an improvised explosive device
, which was disarmed and thrown into the river.
Twelve detainees were taken to Coalition bases for further questioning.
During the searches, Soldiers also found a Dragunov sniper rifle magazine, a grenade, and an unidentified rifle.
Operation Details
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)
The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is a mountain warfare infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate unit of the 10th Mountain Division....
, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum
Fort Drum
Fort Drum is a United States Army base in New York near the Canadian border.Fort Drum may also refer to:*Fort Drum, Florida, a nearly-uninhabited town in the United States*Fort Drum , Philippines...
, N.Y., and 4th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, joined forces to clear the villages near al-Owesat and al-Thobat, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, July 14, 2007.
During Polar Tempest, tipsters gave the Coalition Forces viable information.
The night began with Soldiers clearing houses, when an Iraqi man who claimed to know where several terrorists lived in the area led them to various places.
As the patrol moved along, the Soldiers encountered small-arms fire and shot back, killing a terrorist. Three men fled, but Soldiers seized an AK-47
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
and an ammunition vest.
The Iraqi man guiding the Soldiers said he believed they had encountered the lead element of a larger group of insurgents. As the Coalition Forces and IA forces continued clearing houses in the area, the man pointed out one of the residents as a terrorist.
In another house a male claimed to know where a high-value target lived. As Coalition Forces followed him, several local residents began to flee in vehicles. They were stopped and detained.
As troops searched the areas near the Euphrates River, they came across two small boats at a water-pumping station. The Soldiers destroyed the boats. They also found an improvised explosive device
Improvised explosive device
An improvised explosive device , also known as a roadside bomb, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action...
, which was disarmed and thrown into the river.
Twelve detainees were taken to Coalition bases for further questioning.
During the searches, Soldiers also found a Dragunov sniper rifle magazine, a grenade, and an unidentified rifle.
American Units
- 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
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