CAMP DOHA, Kuwait – At approximately 3:15 p.m. (Kuwait) Monday, Coalition Forces reported four soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1092nd Engineer Company, a U.S. Army contractor from Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR), and two civilian boat captains were found after they had been reported missing Sunday evening. When transiting up the Shatt Al Arab (SAA) waterway, they were taken detained by Iranians. They were not physically abused.
The four soldiers and three of the civilians were escorted and released back onto their boats. The U.S. patrol craft, U.S.S. CHINOOK located them in the vicinity of the SAA at approximately 2:45 p.m. (local) Monday. The two drivers remain detained.
Initial medical examination of the returned personnel indicates no injuries or signs of physical abuse. The returnees are en route to Kuwait onboard the U.S. naval vessel, U.S.S. FIREBOLT. Their boats are being driven back by U.S. Navy crewmembers in company with the FIREBOLT.
The four soldiers, the contractor and two civilian boat captains were expected to return to the Mina Al-Bakr platform at approximately 11 a.m. Sunday. They were reported missing Sunday evening, when they failed to return to the platform Sunday.
52 posted on 06/03/2003 8:22:34 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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CAMP DOHA, Kuwait -- A soldier assigned to the U.S. Army's Fourth Infantry Division died Monday evening as a result of wounds received when a checkpoint near Balad was attacked by unknown assailants. The attack was carried out with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.
The soldier’s name is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
53 posted on 06/03/2003 8:23:20 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
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