Stryker Soldiers and ING search for terrorists, weapons [Image 5 of 6]

AVGANI, IRAQ

08.01.2004

Courtesy Photo

139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Pfc. Alejandro Esparza scans an open field through the thick underbrush that conceals him from suspected terrorists in the area during operations in the western Ninevah province city of Avgani, Iraq. During the operation in the morning hours of Aug 2, 2004, Esparza, a Soldier in Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), searched for weapons caches and terrorists suspected of living in the area. Stryker Brigade Soldiers in conjunction with soldiers from the 102nd Iraqi National Guard Battalion seized unauthorized weapons and detained three terrorists suspected of attacks against Iraqi citizens and security forces. Terrorists have been using the city as a haven from which they conduct their attacks. The operation was designed to increase security in the Iraq-Syria border region. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Fred Minnick)
-- IPTC Data ------------------
Creation Date: 20040803
Position: 139th MPAD
Headline: Stryker Soldiers and ING search for weapons, terrorists
Credit: Sgt. Fred Minnick

• Date Taken: 08.01.2004
• Date Posted: 08.03.2004 18:24
• Photo ID: 778
• Resolution: 2000x1312
• Size: 331.22 KB
• Location: AVGANI, IQ