Operation Geronimo Strike III
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Paratroopers from Strike Force Geronimo detained two suspected Al Qaeda insurgent
s during an air assault and raid July 10 northwest of Iskandariyah.
(Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted Operation Geronimo Strike III in order to capture members of an Al Qaeda cell wanted in connection with the kidnapping
of three American Soldiers and other attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces.
In addition to capturing the cell members, the operation netted two AK-47
assault rifles, eight fully loaded magazines, two hand grenades and a ski mask.
The insurgents are being held for further questioning.
The weapon
s and ammunition
were confiscated for use in the investigation.
Iraqi insurgency
The Iraqi Resistance is composed of a diverse mix of militias, foreign fighters, all-Iraqi units or mixtures opposing the United States-led multinational force in Iraq and the post-2003 Iraqi government...
s during an air assault and raid July 10 northwest of Iskandariyah.
Operation Details
Paratroopers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team4th Brigade Combat Team
4th Brigade Combat Team or 4 BCT is a modularized brigade of the United States Army. Each division of the United States Army fields 4th Brigade Combat Teams numbered from 1-4.*4th Brigade Combat Team , 25th Infantry Division...
(Airborne), 25th Infantry Division conducted Operation Geronimo Strike III in order to capture members of an Al Qaeda cell wanted in connection with the kidnapping
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
of three American Soldiers and other attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces.
In addition to capturing the cell members, the operation netted two 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...
assault rifles, eight fully loaded magazines, two hand grenades and a ski mask.
The insurgents are being held for further questioning.
The weapon
Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...
s and ammunition
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
were confiscated for use in the investigation.
American Units
- Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Terrorism, Bombings and Insurgency Related
- TerrorismTerrorismTerrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
- Iraq Insurgency
- Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003 have killed thousands of people, mostly Iraqi civilians, and are considered to constitute a new phenomenon in the history of warfare...
- Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
- Terrorist attacks of the Iraq WarTerrorist attacks of the Iraq WarAfter the 2003 invasion of Iraq, resistance movements and militias began launching attacks on both domestic and foreign military targets, as well as civilian targets. In the beginning, foreign civilian targets were attacked, like the Jordanian embassy, UN and Red Cross headquarters...
Casualties
- United States casualties of warUnited States casualties of warMilitary casualties suffered by the United States of America in war or deployments-Overview:- Wars ranked by total American deaths :"Deaths per day" are the total number of US military deaths, divided by the number of days between the dates of the commencement and end of hostilities, or until 25...
- Post-traumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderPosttraumaticstress disorder is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one's own or someone else's physical, sexual, or psychological integrity,...
- Iraq Body Count projectIraq Body Count projectIraq Body Count project is a web-based effort to record civilian deaths resulting from the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. Included are deaths attributable to coalition and insurgent military action, sectarian violence and criminal violence, which refers to excess civilian deaths caused by criminal...
- Violence against academics in post-invasion IraqViolence against academics in post-invasion IraqSince the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraqi academics have frequently been threatened with violence, kidnapped, or murdered. Although it is impossible to determine the exact scale of the violence and intimidation, the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education reported that over 3,250 academics had fled the...