1st Battalion 22nd Infantry News Reports May 2008

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

News Reports

May 2008

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died April 30 in Baghdad , Iraq , from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood , Texas .

Killed were:

Cpt. Andrew. R. Pearson , 32, of Billings , Mont.

Spc. Ronald J. Tucker , 21, of Fountain, Colo.

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MND-B, ISF find several weapons caches thanks to precision raids, Iraqi citizens

Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO May 2, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers, along with their Iraqi Security Forces partners and Iraqi citizens,
confiscated multiple caches of improvised-explosive devices, bomb-making materials,
and weapons across Baghdad May 1. At approximately 8:40 a.m. in southern Baghdad,
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
seized two Dragonov sniper rifles, an Explosively Formed Penetrator IED,
and an MP-5 machine gun from the back of a vehicle.

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1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO May 3, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division -
Baghdad Soldiers killed five criminals, detained 24, found two caches and two explosively formed penetrators
throughout a 24-hour period in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad May 1. At approximately 8 p.m. May 1,
Iraqi policemen from 5th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, and Soldiers from 1-22 Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were attacked by 10 criminals using small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire
in the Aamel community during an operation to apprehend a key criminal. The patrol requested attack aviation support.
An aerial weapons team fired a Hellfire missile and killed five criminals.
The "Regulars" Soldiers detained 20 suspected terrorists and various equipment.

At approximately 8 p.m. May 2, "Regulars" Soldiers from Company E, 1-22nd Inf. Regt.,
seized roadside-bomb making materials in the Shurta neighborhood.

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Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO May 5, 2008

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
were attacked in southwestern Baghdad with small-arms fire at approximately 11:30 p.m.
An AWT came to the Soldiers' assistance and fired a Hellfire missile and 30 mm rounds at a building where the attack originated.
Three criminals were killed, and the attack was halted.

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Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO May 8, 2008

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., seized an AK-47, assorted knives,
and a satchel containing $15,000 and 2,450,000 Iraqi Dinar at approximately 4:40 a.m. May 7 in the southwestern Baghdad district of Rashid.

At approximately 10:45 a.m. (May 7), Iraqi National Police, along with Soldiers from the
Company D, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
seized munitions found in an abandoned mosque while conducting a patrol in east Rashid.
MND-B Soldiers secured the area as the Iraqi Police obtained permission to enter the mosque.
The Iraqi Police entered the abandoned mosque and seized two containers of home-made explosive,
a rocket-propelled grenade with launcher and a smoke grenade, along with an Iraqi Army uniform.

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Saturday, 10 May 2008

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces and soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
Multi-National Division – Baghdad captured terrorists and seized multiple weapons and ordnance May 9
during clearing operations in the West Rashid district of southern Baghdad.

At 2:15 p.m., Iraqi Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 43rd Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, seized an AK-47 rifle
with 152 rounds, an RPK machine gun with 250 rounds and 60 mortar fuses.

MND-B soldiers from Company B, 4th Bn., 64th Armor Regiment confiscated a rocket-propelled grenade,
a PKC machine gun with 600 rounds, a hand grenade, a 60 mm mortar round and four homemade explosives in a house located in Risalah.
The munitions were taken to a nearby combat outpost for disposal by an explosive ordnance disposal team.

Also, soldiers from the Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, wounded a suspected terrorist
and detained two others after the group attacked soldiers with small-arms fire at approximately 3:50 p.m.
The wounded suspect was turned over to Iraqi authorities.

At 4:15 p.m., the same patrol from Co. A, 1-22 Inf. Regt., seized an explosively formed projectile, two RPG launchers
and three RPG rounds in the Jihad neighborhood.

“Iraqi Security Forces in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad, along with Raider Brigade soldiers are keeping the terrorists off balance
by uncovering these caches, disrupting the terrorists’ networks and detaining them,” said Maj. Dave Olson, spokesman,
1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B. “The ISF continue to work alongside the 1st BCT, providing security for the district
and its neighborhoods and preventing the terrorists and criminals from conducting acts of violence against the citizens of Iraq.”

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

May 13, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers conducted clearing operations
that netted a weapons cache and seven detainees, suspected of attacks on Coalition forces and Iraqi civilians,
in the West Rashid district of southern Baghdad May 10-11. At approximately 5:30 p.m. May 10, in the Bayaa neighborhood,
Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
detained a suspected criminal wanted for attacks against Coalition forces and the killing of innocent Iraqi citizens.
At approximately 12:11 a.m. May 11, Soldiers from Co. A, 1-22 Infantry Regiment, seized two rocket-propelled grenades,
a hand grenade and a high-explosive anti-tank round while conducting a combat patrol in the al-Amil neighborhood.

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Raiders conduct clearing operations, net weapons cache and detainees
By 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.

May 14, 2008 - 12:52:37 PM

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldiers conducted clearing operations
that netted a weapons cache and seven detainees, suspected of attacks on Coalition forces and Iraqi civilians,
in the West Rashid district of southern Baghdad May 10-11.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. May 10, in the Bayaa neighborhood, soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, detained a suspected criminal wanted for attacks against Coalition forces
and the killing of innocent Iraqi citizens

At approximately 12:11 a.m. May 11, soldiers from Co. A, 1-22 IR, seized two rocket-propelled grenades, a hand grenade
and a high-explosive anti-tank round while conducting a combat patrol in the al-Amil neighborhood.

Soldiers from Company B, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div.,
detained three suspected criminals while conducting point-specific operations in the al-Risalah neighborhood May 11.

Soldiers from Co. C, 4-64 AR, attached to the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., detained three known criminals
while conducting clearing operations in the al-Risalah neighborhood May 11.

"Information from concerned Iraqi citizens greatly contributed to the finds made by Iraqi Security Forces and the Raider Brigade,"
said Maj. Dave Olson, spokesman for 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. "The Iraqi citizens are a powerful source in stopping the violence."

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MND-B Soldiers detain suspected IED emplacer, weapons trafficker

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

May 16, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers detained a suspected criminal
at approximately 2:30 a.m. May 15 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad. Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted a point-specific operation to detain a suspected Special Groups criminal
wanted in connection with extra-judicial killings, improvised explosive device attacks and weapons trafficking.
"The Soldiers of 1st BCT 'Raider Brigade' remain steadfast in their efforts to bring these dangerous criminals to justice,"
said Maj. Dave Olson, spokesman, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. "The Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces strive to provide a stable,
secure environment for the Rashid district and its citizens."

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MND-B Soldiers seize weapons cache, detain suspected criminal

Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO

May 18, 2008

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers uncovered a weapons cache and detained one suspected criminal
in operations throughout Baghdad May 18. At approximately 12:10 p.m., Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were searching a power sub station in West Rashid
when they found a weapons cache consisting of two AK-47 assault rifles, three AK-47 magazines, one Dragonov rifle,
one PKC rifle, three improvised explosive devices, two initiators, 60 pounds of homemade explosives,
other bomb making materials, and one 60 mm mortar with fuse.

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MND-B Soldiers locate cache in Bayaa community

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

May 20, 2008

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers discovered a weapons cache
May 20 at approximately 5 a.m. in the Bayaa community of southern Baghdad. Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division found the cache inside an abandoned house while conducting a combat patrol
of several key areas in the community. Inside they found 41 60 mm mortar rounds, nine explosively formed penetrator back plates,
approximately 2,800 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one bag of handcuffs, a box of military style uniforms, three video tapes,
a partially assembled EFP, four sets of body armor, four electrical timers and two command wire actuators.
"The more munitions and improvised explosive device materials we find in caches such as this deters future attacks
on Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces," said Maj. Dave Olson, 1st BCT Spokesman, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B.
"'Raider' Brigade Soldiers continue to maintain a steady presence in the muhallas, towns, and communities within the Rashid district
to make it a safe and secure environment for its people."

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ISF, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. Soldiers seize multiple munitions caches in southern Baghdad

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

May 24, 2008

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers seized multiple munitions caches
in southern Baghdad May 23. Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, discovered a munitions cache at approximately 3:30 a.m. May 23 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.
The Soldiers seized 107 mm rockets, plastic explosives and fuses inside an abandoned house in the Bayaa community.
Iraqi National Policemen from the 1st Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd NP Division, located a weapons cache May 23
at approximately 2 p.m. while conducting a patrol in the Risalah neighborhood of southern Baghdad.
The policemen seized rocket-propelled grenades with a launcher, an RPG booster, hand grenades, AK-47 rifles, and a PKC machinegun.
"The Iraqi Army and Iraqi National Police NPs are responsible for a significant amount of cache finds in the southern Baghdad area,"
said Maj. Dave Olson, spokesman, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad.
"Their actions, with the support of the 1st BCT, 'Raider' Brigade, provide a safe and secure environment
for the 1.2 million residents of southern Baghdad."
Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,
seized a weapons cache at 2:15 p.m. in the Bayaa community. The cache consisted of rocket propelled grenades,
approximately 600 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, an AK-47 rifle, various IED-making materials, and detonation cord and firing wire.
"The 1st 'Raider' Brigade Soldiers work day in and day out with their Iraqi counterparts enforcing the Rule of Law
on behalf of the citizens of the Rashid district," said Olson.

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ISF, SOIs, MND-B Soldiers seize weapons in separate events throughout Baghdad

Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO

May 28, 2008

BAGHDAD - Iraqi Security Forces, Sons of Iraq members and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers
discovered weapons caches in Baghdad May 26. At approximately 9:15 a.m., Soldiers serving with
Company E, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
seized a weapons cache in the West Rashid district of Baghdad. The cache consisted of a pound of homemade explosives,
five 60 mm mortar rounds, an SPKP 57 mm rocket, two M6 fuses, six MP 1B point detonation fuses,
two RPG-7B rockets and a C5M 57 mm rocket. At approximately 10:15 a.m., policemen with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade,
1st National Police Division, confiscated nine AK47 assault rifles while conducting clearing operations
in the New Baghdad district of Baghdad. At approximately noon, SOI members and Iraqi Army Soldiers
with the 1st Bn., 42nd Bde., 11th IA Div. found five hand grenades in the Adhamiya district of Baghdad.

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MND-B Soldiers discover cache, detain criminals

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

May 31, 2008

BAGHDAD - Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers "Raiders" discovered a cache and detained two criminals in the Rashid district
of southern Baghdad May 30-31. Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division detained a known criminal at 5 a.m. May 30 in West Rashid.
At approximately 6:15 a.m. May 30, Soldiers from Company C, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment,
attached to the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. discovered a weapons cache consisting of 17 120 mm mortar rounds
in the Shurta neighborhood.
"Raider Soldiers are outside the wire every day patrolling the streets to provide a safe and secure environment for the Iraqi people,"
said Maj. Dave Olson, 1st BCT Spokesman, 4th Inf. Div. "Coalition forces, along with their Iraqi Security Forces counterparts,
will continue to bring the criminals to justice so the citizens may live in a peaceful Rashid district."

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