Posted on 04/10/2008 7:31:28 AM PDT by mdittmar
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed 13 criminals in separate engagements in Baghdad April 9.
At approximately 8:35 p.m., Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, manning a combined checkpoint with Iraqi National Policemen from 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st National Police Division, were attacked by criminals with small-arms fire from a rooftop nearby in northeastern Baghdad. Soldiers returned fire and killed one criminal.
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), killed four criminals in northwestern Baghdad at approximately 9:40 p.m. after they were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades at a checkpoint.
An aerial weapons team provided security for Soldiers emplacing concrete barriers at a joint security station in northeastern Baghdad who were attacked with small-arms fire at approximately 11:10 p.m.
The AWT engaged the criminals with two hellfire missiles and killed four.
At approximately 11:45 p.m., Soldiers from 2-101 Abn. Div. killed four criminals after being attacked with small-arms fire from two different locations in northwestern Baghdad.
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“Criminals”. A refreshing change from “innocent civilian”. Love it!
It must have been a bad day,only killed 13 ragheads.
“”Criminals”. A refreshing change from “innocent civilian”. Love it!”
When the Iraqi police are involved they’re “criminals” but when American troopers shoot them they’re “freedom fighters” or “innocent civilians”.
or “women and children”
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