2nd BCT Media Links

This blog centralized media links for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during its deployment from Korea to Iraq as part of OIF 2.5, Aug 2004 - July 2005. It was updated daily over the year, with only sporadic updates since. It is left on-line for historical interest (although many links are likely now broken) and as a tribute to the 2nd BCT servicemen who lost their lives serving in Iraq. May they rest in peace and may their legacy be forever remembered.

Monday, December 27, 2004

2nd BCT operations in Ramadi

A DoD News Release contains information on the capture of "two key associates of fugitive Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi" in Ramadi by 2nd BCT soldiers. The arrests occurred on 12.8.2004 and 12.12.2004. The two associates "were cell leaders for a local Zarqawi-affiliated terrorist group operating in Ar Ramadi and western Al Anbar Province." "Over the last several months, this terrorist group kidnapped and executed 11 Iraqi National Guardsmen, detonated improvised explosive devices and car bombs resulting in the death or injury of dozens of Ramadi citizens, and smuggled foreign terrorists into the country to destabilize the region and prevent economic growth in Iraq." The initial statement credited information provided by local citizens in the arrests. The detainees, in turn, provided further information of insurgent activities.

The news release also reported that soldiers and marines conducted 48 raids as part of Operation Wonderland, which concluded on 12.24.2004. The operation netted 29 suspected insurgents, and multiple weapons caches.

These stories also appear on the Desert Strike FRG page: capture of terrorists, and Operation Wonderland.

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