Posted on 01/04/2006 4:13:06 PM PST by SandRat
TIKRIT, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 4, 2005) – U.S. Soldiers responding to an indirect fire attack against a coalition base near Balad killed one suspected terrorist and captured another Jan. 2.
A coalition aircraft operating near Logistics Support Area Anaconda spotted two people running away from the site where the fire originated and helped guide a nearby patrol to the area.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Soldiers quickly captured one suspect, but the other fled on foot. The man led the Soldiers on a two-hour long chase that finally ended when the Soldiers cornered him in a grove of palm trees.
The suspect fired at the Soldiers with an AK-47 assault rifle and was killed by the Soldiers’ return fire.
In another incident near Hawijah, two bombing suspects were detained after a coalition aircraft observed them digging alongside a road Monday morning.
The pilot notified a nearby patrol from the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, who stopped the suspects’ vehicle. One of the men tested positive for explosives residue and a bomb sniffing dog signaled that the truck had been used to carry explosives.
(Editor's note: Information provided by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs Office.)
More good news from our coalition forces!
It's happening more and more and more. What I can't wait to hear about is how the Iraqis are going to sentence these guys.
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