Because of server issues, I wasn’t able to get the information I needed for this feature for about two weeks. So, this will be a super-deluxe version of the IED Roll-Up to make up for the time. The first few posts are also press releases that I can’t recall hearing about anywhere else and wanted to share.

January 15 – Iraqi civilians in Mosul led Iraqi police and Coalition forces to the house of a man wanted for a driveby shooting. Iraqi police reported that a vehicle approached them and began to fire at the policemen with an automatic rifle. The car sped away and the police were unable to catch up to it before it was lost in dense traffic. Citizens who witnessed the event gave information concerning the direction the vehicle traveled. Coalition forces responded to help the police as they continued to follow tip after tip until led directly into the suspect’s yard. The troops cordoned the area around the house as the police searched the residence and found the car involved with the shooting as well as the man responsible.

January 18 – The bodies of 11 murdered members of the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police were discovered by Soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 9th Iraqi Division and Soldiers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, in a mass grave west of Attarmiya, Iraq. All of the murder victims were found bound and blindfolded. The incident is under investigation by Iraqi authorities. The number of mass graves we are bound to find in Iraq will only increase as time goes. As Iraq begins to modernize itself again, more will be uncovered as building or agricultural projects are undertaken.

And now, on to the IED stuff:

January 14 – An Iraqi Army and Coalition patrol operating on the outskirts of Barwanah seized a cache after a Coalition translator discovered it. The site was secured overnight and excavation resumed early the next day. In addition to the first cache found, 10 additional caches were also discovered. The 11 caches uncovered produced 137 artillery rounds of various sizes, 56 mortar rounds of various sizes, 47 122 mm rockets, 14.5 mm armor piercing incendiary rounds and 1,900 pounds of propellant. A total of 4,000 pounds of high explosives were detonated by the explosive ordnance disposal team.

January 15 – Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces detained nine individuals suspected of making improvised explosive devices. Elements of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, the Hamiyah Police Department and Coalition forces combined forces to cordon off a region near Musayib to search for known terrorists. The units worked together, moving from house to house to detain those suspected of terrorist activity in the area. Eight suspects are being held for questioning by Coalition Forces. One was identified as a known terrorist and remains in Iraqi Security Forces custody pending further investigation.

January 16 – Iraqi Security Forces and the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division detained nine individuals suspected of making improvised explosive devices. Elements of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, the Hamiyah Police Department and Coalition forces combined forces to cordon off a region near Musayib to search for known terrorists. The units worked together, moving from house to house to detain those suspected of terrorist activity in the area. Eight suspects are being held for questioning by Coalition Forces. One was identified as a known terrorist and remains in Iraqi Security Forces’ custody.

The 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment found the dead body of a male Iraqi Jan. 15 in Al Hillah. The Al Hillah Police transported the body to the hospital morgue and are attempting to identify it with their missing-persons list. The body was found with his hands tied behind his back, blind-folded and shot in the head. Both incidents are currently under investigation.

January 18 – Police detained an insurgent after finding detonator, wires and anti-Coalition propaganda in a car during a search in the city of Jalula. The police then traveled to the man’s home and found four 120 mm rounds, two batteries, three fuses and two rolls of tape.

January 19 – Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division discovered a cache and medical supplies in a home four kilometers north of Camp Habbaniyah. The cache and medical supplies consisted of two hand grenades, two blasting caps, wire, an AK-47 stock and penicillin.

January 20 – Troops from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division captured four insurgents in Khalidiyah and discovered a cache north of Khalidiyah. One of the captured insurgents admitted he had been placing improvised explosive devices and implicated the other three men during his confession. The cache consisted of one 200 pound bomb, six 4-inch rockets, 60 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, fi ve RPG launchers, one 120 mm round, two sniper rifles, four machine guns, five AK-47 assault rifles, one roll of detonation cord, two pounds of explosives, 12 blasting caps and several rolls of electrical wire.

January 20 – Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division discovered a bomb in a rice bag along the side of a road while on a patrol in northwest Fallujah. A cordon was established around the bomb while troops searched for secondary explosives and the possible triggermen. An explosive ordnance disposal team disarmed the bomb with no injuries or damages.

January 23 – Iraqi Police discovered a bomb in a road pothole east of Baqubah after receiving a location tip. An explosive team was called to the site and found the bomb made of one 155 mm round, one 130 mm round and one foot of detonation cord. The explosive team realized the bomb had no initiation system and conducted a controlled blast to disarm it.

January 23 – Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division and Coalition forces found six caches and captured three insurgents during patrols of various cities. The six caches consists of 15 pounds of explosives, two rocket-propelled grenade rounds, 21 RPG boosters, six RPG motors, 18 RPG warheads, 400 .50 caliber rounds, 424 20-57 mm rounds, 243 60-180 mm rounds, one mortar sights, 280 mortar fuses, 75 artillery fuses, two rocket motors, two feet of time fuse, two cell phone base stations, three mortar fins, one mortar base plate, two cell phones and 2,000-feet of wire. The stashes were found along the Euphrates River near Hit. Soldiers also detained two men for having weapons in their homes during a search northeast of Baghdad.

January 24 – Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division collared four men and cleared an illicit weapons cache during operations conducted near Haditha. The military-aged males were taken into custody for further investigation and questioning. The cache consisted of an AK-47 rifle with 65 magazines, three hand grenades, one K98 rifle, 400 rounds of loose small arms ammunition, 15 pounds of propellant, two feet of detonation cord, a garage door opener and two load-bearing vests.

January 24 – Iraqi Soldiers captured four suspected terrorists and seized several weapons caches during two cordon and search missions in Diyala Province. Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division conducted the first mission with coalition troops near Baqubah Monday morning. They discovered a bunker camouflaged by palm trees with four separate caches. The Iraqi Soldiers found a 60 mm mortar tube, detonating fuses, more than 10 155 mm rounds, three load bearing vests with six AK-47 assault rifle magazines, grenades, 35 blocks of plastic explosives and various IED components. Soldiers from the same battalion conducted searches in two villages south of Baqubah Monday evening and detained four suspects and uncovered a substantial weapons cache. The Iraqi troops seized 11 artillery shells, five grenades, eight kilograms of dynamite, a mortar round and IED-making materials. They also discovered terrorist propaganda about killing Iraqi Police and Soldiers.

January 24 – Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division discovered a cache during a combat patrol north of Al Khalidiyah. The cache consisted of four 155 mm rounds, three 3-inch rockets, one anti-tank mine and one radio.

January 24 – Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Iraqi Army Division found a weapons cache. The cache consisted of four 60 mm high explosive rounds and 10 60 mm white phosphorus rounds.

January 24 – Troops from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division sustained one casualty and found and cleared six caches during joint operations with Coalition personnel by the Euphrates River near Hit. The soldier was wounded when the troops engaged insurgents near a bridge on the river. The illicit caches produced a mixed bag of two AK-47 rifles with eight loaded magazines, 14 assorted artillery rounds and fuses, 300 rounds of assorted small arms ammunition, 51 rounds for a 57 mm recoilless rifle, four ski masks and a license plate.

January 25 – Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division and Coalition forces discovered nine weapons caches while conducting patrols along the Euphrates River. The caches consisted of four 107 mm rockets, one 120 mm rocket, one 122 mm rocket, eight 120 mm rocket warheads, a rocket launcher bipod, six 14.5 mm rounds, 12 23 mm rounds, 329 .50 caliber rounds, 40 25 mm rounds, 333 57-160 mm rounds, 16 rocket-propelled grenade warheads, 37 RPG rockets, 95 60-130 mm fuses, a blasting cap, fi ve grenade fuses, 81 120 mm mortar fuses, one TNT high explosive round, two 160 mm canister charges, 90 pounds of propellant and two pounds of explosives.

January 25 – Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division detained two men after a raid on their homes in Tal Afar disclosed weapons caches. The caches consisted of a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, fi ve RPG rounds, rocket propellants, three AK-47 rifl es, a shotgun and assorted ammunition. The caches and men were turned over to authorities for further action.

And that’s today’s extensive IED Roll-Up. Hopefully, I’ll be back on track next week so that the Roll-Ups aren’t so long. Emily says that I should break these long posts up so they’re not as boring to read. And you know men, we never listen to our wives until we get in trouble for NOT doing so. It never fails that my life is much more difficult when I don’t take her advice.