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 |
July 7, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED IN SEPARATE ATTACKS
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A 1st Armored Division soldier died during a firefight July 6 at about 9:30 p.m. and a second was killed by an explosion shortly before 1 a.m. July 7.
The first soldier was part of a platoon patrolling in the Ad Hamiyah neighborhood when two Iraqi gunmen ambushed the patrol.
Soldiers pursued the attackers and during an ensuing firefight, the soldier was killed. One gunman was killed and the other wounded.
Another soldier was killed when an explosive device struck his vehicle during a routine patrol in the Kadhimyah neighborhood at about 1 a.m. this morning.
The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of their next of kin.
For additional information contact:
CJTF-7 COALITION PRESS INFORMATION CENTER
914 360 5082/5089
DSN 302 550 0396/97
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