1st Battalion 22nd Infantry News August 2008

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

News Reports

August 2008

August 4, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers, working with Iraqi National Police,
detained a suspected Special Groups criminal in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad Aug. 3.
Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, currently attached to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regt.,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, detained the suspected criminal while conducting security operations
with police from the 1st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 2nd NP Division, at approximately 6:15 p.m. in the Abu T'shir community.
The suspect is wanted for allegedly committing acts of violence against Iraqi Security and Coalition forces.
The patrol returned to a combat outpost with the suspect for questioning.

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August 5, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained four key individuals Aug. 4 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, MND-B, detained four suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq members at approximately 11 p.m. in the Aamel community.
The patrol transported the suspects to a combat outpost for questioning.

At approximately 11 p.m., while investigating a tip from a local national, Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division found 105 60 mm mortars; 11 40 mm rounds; three washing machine timers
(used in the detonation of improvised explosive devices); a transmitter and two shotgun shell primers in the East Rashid area of Baghdad.

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August 6, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained three suspected criminals Aug. 6 in the Rashid district
of southern Baghdad. At approximately 1:30 a.m. in the Jihad community, Soldiers from
the Scout Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained the three suspected roadside bomb emplacers.
The patrol moved the suspects to a Coalition forces base for processing.
"Detaining suspected criminals who engage in the making of roadside bombs shows the commitment of MND-B Soldiers
to provide a safe and secure environment for the 1.5 million residents of the Rashid district," said Maj. Dave Olson,
spokesman, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. "These three suspected criminals will now face justice in an Iraqi court of Law."

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August 7, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi National Police confiscated weapons and found an emplaced roadside bomb
Aug. 6 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, found a weapons cache at approximately 7 p.m. during a search operation
in the Aamel community. The cache consisted of four AK-47 rifles, four AK-47 magazines, five pistol magazines,
an SKS rifle and a 1908 Enfield rifle in non-serviceable condition.

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August 8, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers discovered two munitions caches and reported ordnance
turned over to a Coalition force base Aug. 7-8 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. At approximately 11 a.m. Aug. 7
in the Zubaida community, Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, attached to the 7th Squadron,
10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, discovered a 155 mm artillery round
and two rocket propelled grenades while conducting canal clearance operations.

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August 15, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers seized a weapons cache and detained a suspected Special Groups criminal
in the Rashid District of southern Baghdad Aug. 14-15. At approximately 11:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Soldiers from Headquarters
and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B detained a suspected
Special Groups criminal during a search operation in the Bayaa community. The patrol delivered the suspect, an alleged cell leader
responsible for emplacing roadside bombs attacking Coalition forces, to a CF base for processing.

At approximately 8:45 a.m. Aug. 15, responding to a tip from a local citizen, Soldiers from Co. D, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt.,
attached to 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B found a cache in the Saha neighborhood
consisting of two 155 mm artillery rounds and a 60 mm mortar round. An explosives ordnance disposal team collected the rounds.

At approximately 11:50 a.m., Policemen with the 8th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, working in the New Baghdad area of Baghdad,
seized three rocket rails from the bed of a truck at a security check point. The rails were transported to a local joint security station.
While conducting a forces patrol with the local Sons of Iraq in the West Rashid area of Baghdad, Soldiers with Company A, 1st CAB, 22nd Inf. Reg.
found four Chinese-manufactured 87 mm mortars, three 60 mm mortars, two 57 mm mortars
and three Chinese-manufactured 107 mm mortars at approximately 12:05 p.m.

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August 16, 2008

Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, working with the Sons of Iraq,
discovered two improvised explosive devices, three rockets, 20 rocket bodies and components, 10 mortar rounds,
mortar round primers and assorted IED-making materials at approximately 12:15 p.m. in the Aamel community.

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August 18, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained three known criminals Aug. 17 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
At approximately 3:30 a.m. in the Aamel community, Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, detained two key criminals during search operations.
The patrol returned to a combat outpost with the suspects for questioning. At approximately 5:15 a.m. in an Aamel neighborhood,
Soldiers from Co. A, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., detained a third individual and returned to a Coalition force combat outpost with the suspect for processing.

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August 20, 2008

Iraqi citizens return to stability

20 families relocate in Baghdad’s Jihad community

Staff Sgt. Brent Williams

1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., Multi-National Division – Baghdad

August 20, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Baghdad
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, joined the Jihad Reconciliation Council
and Iraqi Security Forces leaders Aug. 19 to witness the return of 20 families into Hayy Jihad, located in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district,
which is home to approximately 1.6 million Iraqis.

The event commemorated a return to stability due to the ongoing security efforts of Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces
and welcomed families that were previously driven out of the predominately Shia community due to sectarian violence and strife,
said Capt. Ryan Gavin, commander of Company C, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt. “The families that left now feel secure enough to move back to the area
and contacted their local leadership for permission,” said Gavin, a native of Hawley, Penn. “The Iraqi Army, with our support,
decided that the area is stable enough and the families pose no threat to the peace.”

Partnered with IA, Iraqi Police and Abna al-Iraq (Sons of Iraq), Soldiers of the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., continue to maintain security in the area,
said Gavin, a 2002 West Point graduate.

Staff Col. Ali of the 11th Bn., 53rd Bde., 14th IA Div., spoke at the event and welcomed the return of the displaced families to the area.
Ali said the families could return due to the cooperation of ISF and Coalition Forces ensuring the current levels of security and stability are maintained.

The Jihad Reconciliation Council arranged the event with local community leaders to officially recognize the families requesting to return to their homes
and acknowledge the accomplishments of ISF in the area, he explained. The committee returned approximately 600 displaced families
within the last year, said Sheik Talib Kwali, head of the Jihad Council, and the community hopes to welcome 240 more families
to return to the Hayy Jihad area Aug. 23 during another ceremony.

“We will arrange the full preparation to welcome them, and we are asking all the related organizations to do their part in providing security
and services in order to ensure a safe return for these families,” said Talib.

Talib recognized the efforts of the community, especially the ISF, in helping make the event possible, and assured everyone
that the citizens returning to Hayy Jihad will have the same rights and responsibilities as other Iraqis in the area.

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August 23, 2008

Acting on a tip from a Sons of Iraq member, Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
attached to the 7^th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B,
discovered a 60 mm mortar round during a mounted patrol at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the Saha community.
An explosives ordnance disposal team disposed of the round. Soldiers from Company C, 1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt.,
1st BCT, 4^th Inf. Div., MND-B, discovered a 60 mm mortar round while on patrol at approximately 10 p.m.
in the Jihad community. An EOD unit handled the mortar round.

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August 25, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained three suspected criminals
Aug. 25 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. At approximately 1:45 a.m. in the Jihad neighborhood,
Soldiers from Company E, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, arrested the three suspects during a point-specific target operation.

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August 27, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers seized a weapons cache
in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad Aug. 26. At approximately 8 p.m., engineer Soldiers of Company E, 1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, reported finding 100 blasting caps,
20 rocket-propelled grenades, two 120 mm mortar rounds, a 60 mm mortar round, two anti-tank rounds
and 35 parachute grenades in the Shurta community. An explosive ordnance disposal team was called in
to remove the munitions suspected to be used as improvised explosive device-making materials

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August 29, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers discovered unexploded ordnance
and detained three suspected Special Groups criminals (SGC) Aug. 28 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
At approximately 10 p.m., Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, detained three suspected SGCs during an operation based on military intelligence
in the Aamel community. The patrol returned to a combat outpost with the detainees to conduct additional questioning.

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August 31, 2008

Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., responding to a tip from a concerned citizen,
detained two suspected criminals at approximately 8 p.m. in the Aamel area.

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained two suspected Special Groups criminals
wanted for committing crimes of violence against Iraqi citizens and Coalition forces Aug. 29-30. Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, arrested a suspected SGC member in the Abu T'shir community
of the Rashid district in southeastern Baghdad at approximately 11:15 p.m. Aug. 29. The individual is wanted for committing acts of sectarian violence
against Iraqis and conducting an IED attack against Coalition forces. Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
1st Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, conducted a targeted raid and captured a suspected criminal
in the Rashid district's Aamel community at approximately 12:15 a.m. Aug. 30.
"These Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces aggressively work in support of Operation Ironhorse Blizzard to deny sanctuary to Special Groups members.
We remain committed to ensuring that the Iraqi justice system is served," said Maj. Dave Olson, 1st BCT spokesperson, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B.
"The Soldiers of the 'Regulars' Bn., 22nd Inf. Regt., working with the Iraqi people and Iraqi Security Forces
continue to make significant strides in securing Baghdad and the Rashid district."

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist
in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad Aug. 30. At approximately 10:30 p.m. in the Jihad community, Soldiers from Company C,
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained the suspect believed to be connected
to a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.

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