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Task Force Ironhorse Soldiers Fight Back Against Former Regime Attackers
CJTF7 ^
| Jan. 16, 2004
Posted on 01/16/2004 8:43:19 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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Task Force Ironhorse Soldiers Fight Back Against Former Regime Attackers
TIKRIT, Iraq Attackers riding in a four-door sedan, fired automatic weapons at a logistics convoy that was traveling north on the Samarra bypass during the morning of Jan. 14. Soldiers in the convoy returned fire and destroyed the vehicle. A quick reaction force from a nearby forward operating base responded as the convoy continued toward its destination. No Coalition soldiers were injured in the attack. The vehicle was completely engulfed by fire so the soldiers from the quick reaction force could not determine whether or not the attackers sustained casualties.
Two attackers were killed after a Task Force Ironhorse Patrol saw the men and two other men digging southeast of Khalis in the evening of Jan. 14. The men attempted to flee as the soldiers approached. The soldiers warned them to stop then fired warning shots prior to firing at the men. Soldiers were unable to catch the other two men.
Two individuals using automatic weapons and an improvised explosive device (IED) attacked a patrol from Task Force Ironhorse during the evening of Jan. 13 south of Jalula. Soldiers returned fire and killed one of the attackers. As soldiers were searching for the other attacker, who escaped, they discovered remnants from two additional IEDs with wires running 100 meters to a remote detonation switch. The soldiers also found one machine gun and one hand grenade near the IED emplacement site.
After turning over the remains of the dead attacker, the soldiers continued their patrol and stopped an automobile with five occupants. The soldiers searched the vehicle and found the second wounded attacker in the trunk. He was taken under guard to a nearby hospital for treatment. No Coalition soldiers were injured in the incident.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 4id; cjtf7; enemy; gnfi; iraq; ironhorse; tfironhorse
To: MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
TIKRIT, Iraq Attackers riding in a four-door sedan, fired automatic weapons at a logistics convoy that was traveling north on the Samarra bypass during the morning of Jan. 14. Soldiers in the convoy returned fire and destroyed the vehicle. A quick reaction force from a nearby forward operating base responded as the convoy continued toward its destination. No Coalition soldiers were injured in the attack. The vehicle was completely engulfed by fire so the soldiers from the quick reaction force could not determine whether or not the attackers sustained casualties.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New CJTF7 websight w/ new reports re. enemy attacks on our troops (and our troops far more effective responses).
Fourth Infantry Division, ping!
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
The soldiers searched the vehicle and found the second wounded attacker in the trunk. He was taken under guard to a nearby hospital for treatment. It's too bad that the SOB isn't dead; but then ... I'm reminded of the tale about Androcles and the lion.
Will it work?
It should ...
To: thinktwice
I'm reminded of the tale about Androcles and the lion
Or at the very least he'll rat out some fellow insurgents/terrorists.
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posted on
01/16/2004 11:14:02 AM PST
by
BJClinton
(Vote Democrat, it's easier than thinking.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Fourth Infantry Division ~ Bump!
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posted on
01/16/2004 3:55:30 PM PST
by
blackie
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
01/16/2004 5:14:28 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
No Coalition soldiers were injured in the attack. The vehicle was completely engulfed
by fire so the soldiers from the quick reaction force could not determine whether
or not the attackers sustained casualties.
As long as these pukes were "extra-crispy"...that'll work for me.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:28:55 PM PST
by
VOA
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
8
posted on
01/17/2004 1:21:17 AM PST
by
windchime
(Podesta about Bush: "He's got four years to try to undo all the stuff we've done." (TIME-1/22/01))
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