Aerial weapons team kills mortar team (Baghdad)
Tuesday, 08 April 2008
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080408-10
April 8, 2008
Aerial weapons team kills mortar team (Baghdad)
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – A Coalition forces aerial weapons team killed two criminals and a
destroyed a mortar tube at approximately 11:15 a.m. April
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These criminals fired two mortar rounds at Coalition forces in northeast Baghdad.
Moments later, an unmanned aerial vehicle observed the two criminals covering the tubes with a tarp and then hiding behind an adjacent building.
The AWT killed the criminals with one Hellfire missile.
The team fired a second Hellfire missile destroying the mortar tube.
“The quick and precise actions of Coalition forces disabled further violence on the Iraqi people,” said Maj. Jacqueline Patten, spokeswoman for Multi- National Division Baghdad. “We will continue to engage those who commit violent acts against the innocent, ignoring al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr’s ceasefire pledge.”
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