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NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
November 2, 2005
Release Number: 05-11-11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. SOLDIERS LOCATE SOURCE OF DEADLY ROCKET ATTACK
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers investigating a rocket attack in east Baghdad Oct. 31 that killed one Iraqi and wounded three others, arrived at the suspected scene to determine from where the rocket may have been launched.
Local Iraqi Police evacuated the wounded and secured the site as Iraqi firefighters doused fires caused by the explosions.
Task Force Baghdad Soldiers investigated the scene and questioned local residents at the suspected launch site of the rockets.
“The Iraqi Police responded very quickly to this terrorist attack,” said Lt. Col. Edward Chesney, deputy commanding officer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. “It is impossible to know who the terrorists were targeting in this attack but in the end it does not matter – they murdered and maimed innocent civilians.”
A crater analysis team from 2nd BCT went to the site the next morning to verify the type of munitions the terrorists used in the attack.
The crater analysis team often deploys to the site of indirect fire attacks to verify what the fire direction computers tell the unit about the enemy fire.
“I am 100 percent confident that the rocket was 127-millimeter, due to the range it was fired from and the acquired acquisition,” said Chief Warrant Officer Chad Barrett, a radar technician and targeting specialist with 2nd BCT.
The crater analysis team uses well-proven devices and techniques to get their data.
“We use parachute cord to measure the intersection of the point of impact in the crater, a compass to discover the direction of where the round was fired and a Global Positioning System for confirmation,” said Sgt. Kenneth Sutton, a fire support NCO. Shrapnel discovered at the site will also provide information on what type of munitions were used, he said.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051112.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
November 2, 2005
Release Number: 05-11-12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI, U.S. DRAGNET SCOOPS UP 12 TERRORISTS AFTER ATTACK
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers detained a dozen terror suspects after a bomb attack against Coalition Forces in the early-morning hours of Nov. 1 in the Rusafa district in east Baghdad.
Task Force Baghdad’s 720th Military Police Battalion, joined by 2nd Iraqi Army Battalion, conducted an early morning raid, capturing 12 suspected terrorists and numerous small arms.
At 12:50 a.m., the 720th MPs came under a roadside bomb and small-arms attack. No casualties or damage to equipment occurred.
Following the attack, the unit linked up with the Iraqi Soldiers and conducted a hasty cordon and search of a nearby cement factory.
After three hours of searching, the joint Coalition and Iraqi Army mission yielded, in addition to the terrorists, more than 65 AK-47 rifles, 120 AK-47 magazines, three PKC machine guns and three PKC ammunition drums.
“What could’ve been an unfortunate, negative situation turned out positive,” said Lt. Col. Edward Chesney, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division deputy commander. “Both U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers’ vigilance is directly responsible for the success of this mission.”
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