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Second Night of Iron Hammer Continues Crackdown American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2003 – Army and Air Force aircraft reportedly pounded insurgent staging and operating facilities and killed seven people preparing an attack on U.S. forces during the second night of Operation Iron Hammer in Iraq. According to news reports, an Army AH-64 Apache helicopter attacked and killed seven men believed to have been preparing a rocket attack on a U.S. military base near Tikrit. Soldiers later reportedly found hundreds of rockets and missiles at the site. U.S. Central Command reported today that Air Force F-16 Fighting...

Iraq farmers say US army threatens to bomb homes By Michael Georgy ABU GHRAIB, Iraq, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Surveying shrapnel from U.S. mortars on their fields, Iraqi farmers said on Friday American troops threatened to bomb their homes if they failed to provide information on guerrillas. Seven farmers told Reuters that U.S. soldiers, who are mounting a new crackdown against insurgents, have been pressuring them to help hunt down fighters. "They came here and they told us to help them catch resistance fighters or their planes would destroy our homes and we would be arrested," said Ahmed Mohammad, 30....

washingtonpost.com U.S. Intensifies Strikes at Guerrillas in Iraq Several Targets Around Baghdad Hit; Governing Council Awaits Bremer's Return By Daniel Williams Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, November 14, 2003; Page A21 BAGHDAD, Nov. 13 -- The distant thump of explosions broke the quiet in Baghdad Thursday night, as U.S. forces made good on commanders' pledges to take the fight to guerrillas who have bedeviled occupation forces for weeks. Helicopters, mortars and artillery were used to strike at least three targets near Baghdad's airport, near the town of Abu Ghraib just west of the city, and in an eastern neighborhood, military...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 November 13, 2003Release Number: 03-11-13 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1st ARMORED DIVISION STRIKES BACK IN OPERATION IRON HAMMER BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force 1st Armored Division kicked off “Operation Iron Hammer” Nov. 12 with two separate actions on enemy forces. The first strike occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Abu Ghuraib. A van suspected of launching mortar attacks against Coalition sites was given chase by ground forces. The van made stops at several sites. Aerial support followed the...

<p>BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. forces in Iraq on Wednesday launched a planned and coordinated operation codenamed Iron Hammer that targeted pro-Saddam loyalists, a senior military source told Fox News.</p> <p>Based on intelligence collected on the ground, U.S. infantry set a number of traps all over Baghdad (search). Several of those traps — monitored from the air and known as NAIs or Named Areas of Interest — were activated almost simultaneously Wednesday night.</p>

<p>BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. forces in Iraq on Wednesday launched a planned and coordinated operation codenamed Iron Hammer that targeted pro-Saddam loyalists, a senior military source told Fox News.</p> <p>Based on intelligence collected on the ground, U.S. infantry set a number of traps all over Baghdad (search). Several of those traps — monitored from the air and known as NAIs or Named Areas of Interest — were activated almost simultaneously Wednesday night.</p>