MND-B aircraft engage suspected IED emplacement team
Multi-National Force-Iraq
Friday, 03 April 2009
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
www.mnc-i.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20090403-08
April 3, 2009
MND-B aircraft engage suspected IED emplacement team
Multi-National Division – Baghdad
BAGHDAD – Four armed men were engaged by an air weapons team from Multi-National Division-Baghdad, after they were spotted emplacing an improvised explosive device north of Taji, Iraq the night of April 2—leaving one dead and two wounded.
The men, alleged Sons of Iraq members, were seen emplacing an object in the road, near a critical road junction. The alleged SOI members had lookouts posted to keep watch several meters away, prior to being fired on by the Coalition forces aircraft. The largely rural area north of Baghdad has been the scene of several attacks in the past few months.
A quick reaction force from 56th Striker Brigade Combat Team moved to the scene at approximately 9:30 p.m. and found one of the men had been killed at the site. Two others were found wounded in a nearby empty house. Also recovered at the site were four assault rifles. The fourth man was not found.
Coalition forces personnel provided first aid to the wounded men and medical evacuation under guard for further treatment at a Coalition forces medical facility. The body of the man killed was turned over to local authorities for identification. Initial investigation revealed that at least one of the men had served in the Sons of Iraq program.
Maj. Gen. Daniel Bolger, commander, MND-B, said of the attack, “Hostile acts will be engaged. While we value our Sons of Iraq brothers, these men had broken faith with their fellow Sons of Iraq, the Iraqi people and us.”
The two wounded men will be taken into custody pending investigation by Iraqi Police.
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