101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) - Mosul, Iraq
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Engineers confiscate weapons from two groups during bridge recon by MSG Kelly A. Tyler
MOSUL, IRAQ (Sept. 10, 2003) - Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) confiscated weapons and vehicles during a bridge repair mission Sept. 9.
The soldiers were enroute to the bridge when they encountered a group of vehicles. When the group was approached by the soldiers, several of the men attempted to run. The engineers detained the group, including seven passengers and two trucks. During a vehicle search the soldiers recovered seven AK 47s, $220,000 (U.S.) and 68.5 million in Iranian currency.
The detainees were turned over to the nearest facility, and the group returned to the bridge site. Upon their return, they detained eight more passengers in two vehicles, each with an AK-47. The two groups were believed to be traveling together.
101st uses seized former regime money to rebuild country
by Joshua Hutcheson
MOSUL, IRAQ (September 7, 2003) - Since the arrival of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in the Nineveh Province a little over four months ago, $19,715,409 has been spent in rebuilding northern Iraq.
The money belongs to the Commander's Emergency Relief Program; it was seized from the funds of the Saddam Hussein regime. The money is intended to return life in Mosul to a degree of normality not seen in decades.
As of Sept. 6, the funds have been used to complete 2,014 projects, including refurbishing and repairing schools, hospitals and orphanages in the greater Mosul area. Another 843 projects are still pending, with new ones added when required. |
