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
July 24, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-74
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THREE SOLDIERS KILLED IN CONVOY AMBUSH
MOSUL, Iraq - Three 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades, while traveling to Qayarrah West outside of Mosul, at approximately 2:30 a.m. July 24.
The ambush site was secured and the soldiers were evacuated to a nearby medical facility. The unit found two RPG's and an AK-47 at the site.
The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
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