Seven suspects were detained for allegedly planting improvised explosive device

Improvised explosive device

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s along Route Tampa, the highway leading into Baghdad, June 23.
Troop C, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment

89th Cavalry Regiment (United States)

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, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division targeted an IED cell, based in the Abu Shiekan and Abu Hillan villages, believed to be responsible for setting IEDs several times a week along the highway.
The nighttime raid was based on information provided by area residents and from local tips. The cell was operating in an area 12 kilometers southwest of the Iraqi capital.
No one was harmed in the operation.
The suspects are being held for questioning.

American Units

• Troop C, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division

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