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 8, 2003
Release Number: 03-06-30
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3 ID PATROL ENGAGED BY SMALL ARMS FIRE FROM MOSQUE
CAMP DOHA, Kuwait -- Task Force 3-15 was engaged by small arms fire from a Mosque today near Fallujah.
Based from intelligence reports of plans to attack U.S. forces, Task Force 3-15 conducted aggressive patrols in the area to gain contact with enemy forces. However, the Task Force did not engage the attackers in the Mosque.
The unit came into contact with an enemy force of an unknown size firing from the same mosque the unit had contact from yesterday.
No Coalition forces were injured, but they did detain two individuals.
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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