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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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September 20, 2004
Release Number: 04-09-67
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRECISION STRIKE IN FALLUJAH TARGETS TERRORISTS' EQUIPMENT
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- At approximately 2 p.m., Sept. 20, Multi-National Force - Iraq conducted a successful precision strike against heavy construction equipment used by Anti-Iraqi Forces (AIF) to build fortified fighting positions on the outskirts of Fallujah.
Intelligence sources confirmed that AIF were using this equipment to build positions that disrupt the efforts of local Iraqi Security Forces, as well as to harass and intimidate the local populace. AIF criminals operating this equipment are reported to have links to local terrorist elements.
Based on analysis of intelligence reports, Multi-National Force-Iraq accurately targeted this equipment while protecting the lives of innocent civilians. Throughout the operation, multiple measures were employed to ensure no innocent civilians were present when the strike took place.
MNF-I efforts to rid Fallujah of foreign terrorists and their supporters continue to make progress. The Iraqi government and its Multi-National Force partners are committed to destroying terrorist elements and anti-Iraqi forces throughout the sovereign nation of Iraq.
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