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RELEASE No. 20080509-02
May 9, 2008
Criminals killed after rocket attack against Iraqi citizens (Baghdad)
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad air weapons team killed two criminals and wounded four, all of whom were involved in launching a rocket attack on Sadr City citizens. The criminals were hiding in a building in the Sadr City district of Baghdad at approximately 2 p.m. May 8 after launching the rocket.
The criminals launched the indiscriminant rocket attack at approximately 1:30 p.m. that killed two Iraqi citizens, injured eight more and damaged a house in central Baghdad.
An unmanned aerial vehicle, conducting a surveillance mission in the area of the point of origin, observed the criminals moving rocket rails from the rocket site to an alley near a building.
It then maintained positive identification as the criminals entered a building, where six criminals were observed on the rooftop.
An AWT was dispatched to the area and engaged the criminals.
The AWT fired three Hellfire missiles into the building, one at the first floor, one at the second floor and one at a shack on the roof, and killed and wounded the criminals.
Bomb damage was limited to the multi-story building involved in the attack.
“These criminals are responsible for the murder of innocent Iraqi civilians, who died as a result of their heinous, indiscriminate attack,” said Col. Allen Batschelet, MND-B and 4th Infantry Division chief of staff.
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RELEASE No. 20080508-15
May 8, 2008
Iraqi Army soldiers, policemen seize IEDs in East Mansour
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Alert Iraqi Army soldiers and Iraqi Policemen prevented potential improvised explosive device attacks in the East Mansour district of Baghdad when they stopped a vehicle that was being used by criminal forces to transport IEDs in the area at approximately 1 p.m. May 7.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 54th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, along with Jamia Iraqi Policemen, conducted a traffic stop after noticing a suspicious individual driving down a road.
After stopping the vehicle, the alert soldiers and policemen discovered the deadly weapons in the vehicle. The forces fired at the man and wounded him.
Inside the vehicle, the forces seized three tanks of oxygen that were set up as IEDs.
An Explosive Ordnance Detachment arrived on the scene and detonated the device.
“The Iraqi Security Forces continue to demonstrate their professionalism every day as the combat the terrorist forces,” said Col. Allen Batschelet, chief of staff, Multi-National Division – Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division. “Their attention to detail prevented what could have been a deadly attack on the innocent people of Iraq.”
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