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NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
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| July 10, 2003 Release Number: 03-07-32 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWO SOLDIERS KILLED, ONE WOUNDED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two soldiers were killed and one wounded in two separate hostile incidents on July 9. A 3rd Corps Support Command soldier was shot and killed when a convoy was ambushed by small arms fire near the city of Al Mahmudiyah at approximately 6:30 p.m. In a second incident, a 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed and one wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on their convoy at approximately 10:30 p.m. The soldiers were evacuated to a nearby medical facility for treatment. The soldiers' names are being withheld pending next of kin notification. For additional information contact: CJTF-7 COALITION PRESS INFORMATION CENTER 914 360 5082/5089 -30- |
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