[CPProt.net] Iraqi Wolf Brigade finds stolen artifacts

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Iraqi Wolf Brigade finds stolen artifacts
Blackanthem.com, MOSUL, Iraq, July 19, 2005


A battalion from the Iraqi Wolf Brigade conducted raids in the Ameriyah
District and Al Dora neighborhood early July 19. 

The Iraqi Soldiers captured a suspected dealer of stolen artifacts and one
terrorist. They recovered three possible artifacts buried under a pile of
palm fronds. 

The detainee said he was acting as a middle man for a buyer and that the
artifacts were worth $25,000 each. 

The dealer believed the items to be 2,000 to 5,000 years old and they may
have been stolen from a Baghdad museum.

In a separate raid, A Company, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, working with Iraqi Police from
the Salhiya Police Station detained four terrorists. One of the detainees
was a mid-level terrorist cell leader with ties to Ansar Al Sunna. He was
wanted for selling and smuggling Strella surface-to-air missiles, which
could be used against Coalition Forces aircraft. 

"Combining tips from the local populace, and the work of the well-trained
Salhiya IPs, we were able to detain a prominent insurgent cell leader,
wanted for weapons trafficking," said Capt. Steve Wood, A Co. commander.
"This was another example of the Iraqi Security Forces and local leaders
working together to make Iraq a safer place to live."

Iraqi Security Forces and Task Force Baghdad officials continue to encourage
all Iraqi citizens to report suspicious behavior by e-mailing
baghdadtipshotline at yahoo.com or calling one of the TIPS hotlines at
07901737723 or 07901737727.

 

By 4th Brigade Combat Team PAO

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