Posted on 11/27/2004 6:24:53 AM PST by iso
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Guerrillas attacked a U.S.-Iraqi base, a police station and a National Guard post in the town of Khalis north of Baghdad on Saturday but were driven back by U.S. and Iraqi forces, witnesses and the U.S. army said.
In a statement, the American 1st Infantry Division said the insurgents attacked before dawn with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades. Local police said three people were wounded among the Iraqi police and National Guard.
They said some insurgents had been killed during the battle.
The deputy governor of Diyala province said two of his bodyguards were killed and three wounded when they went to Khalis to investigate what was happening and were shot by U.S.-led forces.
He said the men may have been mistaken for insurgents.
The U.S. military said six roadside bombs had also been found and defused around the town.
Tikrit, Iraq -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers secured the Joint Coordination Center in Khalis after anti-Iraqi forces attacked it at about 5:15 a.m. on Nov. 27.
The anti-Iraqi forces attacked the center using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades from the vicinity of a nearby school. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment secured the JCC and evacuated one wounded Iraqi National Guard soldier to a Multi-National Forces medical facility for treatment.
ING soldiers secured the school building and discovered additional weapons including RPG rounds and mortar plates. Explosive ordnance disposal teams destroyed six improvised explosive devices around the village.
No 1st Infantry Division Soldiers were injured in the incident.
Release #041127c
Desperation, I'd say.
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