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Iraqi Police and Paratroopers arrest two
KALSU, Iraq – Iraqi Police along with Coalition force members worked together and executed arrest warrants near Hay Al Askeri Jan. 9.

After serving the warrants on the two suspects, paratroopers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and the police conducted a cordon and search of the area.
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Joint operation finds, secures improvised explosive device south of Baghdad
KALSU, Iraq – A joint operation south of the Iraqi capital uncovered an improvised explosive device near Iskandariyah, Iraq Jan. 7.

Iraqi troops working with a military transition team and paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, were patrolling the Fish Farm area west of Iskandariyah when they discovered the device.

Iraqi troops were contacted and recovered the IED. An explosive ordnance disposal team performed a controlled detonation at the site.
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Paratroopers find, disable multiple-round roadside bomb south of Baghdad
Paratroopers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, discovered an improvised explosive device Dec. 24 near Jurf as Sakhr, south of the Iraqi capital.

An explosive ordnance disposal detachment was notified immediately and investigated the find. The detachment secured the rounds for controlled detonation.
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