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Coalition raid nets 3 suspected of Kirkuk rocket attack
TIKRIT, Iraq - Task Force Liberty Soldiers detained three
Iraqis suspected of a rocket attack on a Coalition Forces base
during a raid in Kirkuk about 1 a.m., March 22.
Multiple rocket fuses and AK-47 assault weapons were confiscated in
the raid. The rocket attack occurred March 21 in Kirkuk, causing no
injuries or damage to equipment.
"Our Soldiers and Iraqi Security Force partners will respond quickly
and decisively each and every time the criminals and terrorists in
North Central Iraq attempt an attack," said Maj. Gen. Joseph J.
Taluto, commander of the 42nd Infantry Division and Task Force
Liberty. "Along with the support of the Iraqi people, the insurgents
now understand that they have no future in Kirkuk Province or North
Central Iraq."
Text for release and opsec review provided by the 42ND Infantry
Division Public Affairs Office. For more information, please contact
42 ID PAO at
fortysecond.id.pao@us.army.MIL.
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