Raids [Image 9 of 10]

SINJAR, IRAQ

08.03.2004

Courtesy Photo

139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Staff Sgt. Bill Gonzalez, from Whittier, Calif., searches a home in northern Iraq on Aug. 4, 2004, in support of an operation to stop the flow of weapons from Syria to Iraq. The residents of the home are suspected of smuggling weapons into Iraq from Syria and distributing them to terrorist cells throughout Iraq. Gonzalez and his fellow Soldiers of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) participated in Operation Phantom Linebacker, an operation designed to help stem the flow of munitions and foreign fighters into Iraq from Syria. Terrorists have been suspected of using the region as a haven from which they conduct their attacks. During this search, Soldiers detained 20 people for questioning.
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Creation Date: 20040808

• Date Taken: 08.03.2004
• Date Posted: 08.18.2004 15:53
• Photo ID: 984
• Resolution: 2000x1312
• Size: 124.96 KB
• Location: SINJAR, IQ