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  • 30 Terrorists Killed in Iraq; Weapons Caches Found, Insurgents Captured

    10/08/2006 6:15:35 PM PDT · by SandRat · 7 replies · 846+ views
    WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2006 – Iraqi and U.S. soldiers killed about 30 terrorists and detained a high-value target after an attack in Diwaniyah today, U.S. military officials reported. Iraqi Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, supported by Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were conducting a combined combat patrol to detain a high-value target when their patrol was attacked with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Iraqi and coalition soldiers engaged the enemy forces and killed about 30 of the terrorists in the...