Operation Geronimo Strike III

Paratroopers from Strike Force Geronimo detained two suspected Al Qaeda insurgents during an air assault and raid 10 July northwest of Iskandariyah.

Operation Details
Paratroopers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (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 weapons and ammunition were confiscated for use in the investigation.

American Units

 * Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division

War related Articles

 * Iraq War

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 * Iraq
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Terrorism, Bombings and Insurgency Related

 * Terrorism
 * Iraq Insurgency
 * Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003
 * Bombings and terrorist attacks of the Iraq War
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Casualties

 * United States casualties of war
 * Post-traumatic stress disorder
 * Iraq Body Count project
 * Violence against academics in post-invasion Iraq