NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
June 7, 2003
Release Number: 03-06-27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TASK FORCE 3/15 SOLDIERS ATTACKED IN FALLUJAH
BAGHDAD, IRAQ -- Task Force 3/15 soldiers received automatic weapons fire from unknown assailants near a mosque in Fallujah, Iraq, yesterday at approximately 11:30 p.m. Additionally, TF 3/15 soldiers received rocket propelled grenade (RPG) fire from another location on the opposite side of the street.
Task Force soldiers immediately returned fire, killing one individual, while the other attacker fled the scene. No Coalition forces were injured.
The soldiers were patrolling on the northern edge of town when the ambush occurred.
Pockets of resistance remain in the region between Fallujah and Ar Ramadi and they appear to be coordinated at the local level. Coalition forces continue to conduct active patrols to locate these pockets and destroy or capture the remnants of the former regime.
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