Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070711-08
July 11, 2007

Targeted raid in Sadr City kills eight insurgents
2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD — Eight insurgents were killed during a targeted raid in eastern Baghdad July 9.

Elements of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, attached to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, killed eight members of a criminal militia, believed to be responsible for roadside bomb emplacements and indirect fire attacks originating from Sadr City, while conducting an early morning precision raid in the eastern Baghdad security district July 9.

After receiving a tip from residents on the whereabouts of leaders of a criminal militia operating inside Sadr City, Soldiers from the unit cordoned off the area and began searching the objective area. Within minutes of arriving on the scene, the Soldiers were engaged by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire from numerous locations.

The Soldiers responded, killing the eight insurgents during the ensuing firefight. 

“By continuing to show a presence in Sadr City, we ensure members of these criminal militias know that there is no safe haven for those who wish to undermine the government of Iraq, or the people of Iraq who want peace and stability in their neighborhoods,” said Lt. Col. David Oclander, executive officer for the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

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