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Press Release A080625c-232
June 25, 2008
Coalition forces kill al-Qaeda terrorist
BAGHDAD – Coalition forces conducted an airstrike Tuesday northeast of Tikrit killing one al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist.
Coalition forces were in the area targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists when they were attacked by small arms fire. Responding in self-defense, they returned fire and observed an armed man move into a nearby group of buildings. Coalition forces surrounded the buildings and called for the occupant to come out. When he refused to comply, Coalition forces perceived hostile intent from the armed man and called for supporting aircraft to engage the building occupied by the terrorist. The building was destroyed.
Coalition forces and Iraqi Police conducted a thorough search of the area and assessed the armed terrorist was killed in the engagement. No additional casualties were found at the scene. One other building in the vicinity received minor damage, and the four women inside sustained only minor injuries.
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IA Soldiers seize weapons in Sadr City
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army Soldiers seized numerous weapons caches in the Sadr City district of Baghdad June 25.
Iraqi Army Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraq Army Division uncovered 11, 82 mm rounds and nine fuses in a school courtyard at approximately 7 a.m.
At approximately 11 a.m., Soldiers from the same unit discovered two AK-47 magazines and one tank scope. They also found two 82 mm rounds, five anti-tank mines, six 60 mm rounds, 11 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, 30 AK-47 rounds and command wire approximately one hour later.
Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraq Army Division found a cache behind a mosque consisting of four explosively formed projectiles.
Since May 20, the Iraqi Army has uncovered 205 weapons and munitions caches, including more than 150 improvised explosive devices and 100 EFPs.
“This is a significant achievement for the Baghdad Operations Command and the Iraqi Army,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, a spokesman for Multi-National Division - Baghdad. “It shows increased capability, competence and the trust the Sadr City residents have in the Iraqi Army Soldiers.
“A significant number of the caches have been based on tips or citizens pointing the cache locations out,” said Stover. “Also, by removing these weapons and munitions caches from Sadr City and the rest of Baghdad, a statement is being made that there is nowhere the Iraqi Army won’t go to protect the people of Baghdad.”
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