Operation Saber Turner II (February 2004)

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As part of "Operation Saber Turner Phase II", soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment raided a location in Yathrib on or about February 12, 2004 and captured two individuals suspected of financing and planning rocket and improvised explosive device attacks against Coalition forces and innocent Iraqi citizens.

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Operation Saber Turner II (February 2004)

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