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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070827-07
August 27, 2007

Samarra firefight leaves at least a dozen insurgents dead
Multi-National Division – North PAO

TIKRIT, Iraq – Coalition Forces shut down an attack attempted by approximately 30 masked insurgents, killing at least a dozen insurgents and pursuing the rest in Samarra, Sunday.  
 
Over the course of the morning, CF pursued and attacked the masked insurgents with ground forces, attack helicopters and U.S. Air Force close air support, which included a precision-guided bomb dropped on an insurgent getaway vehicle beneath a carport.
 
In addition to the insurgents who were killed, fourteen insurgents were detained along with the confiscation of four enemy AK-47s, one sniper rifle and one machine gun.
 
The Samarra Joint Coordination Center reported two civilian casualties from the initial attack.  CF confirmed the two civilians passing by the engagement area in a taxi – a male and female –were killed by crossfire during the initial stages of the battle. 
 
Two U.S. Soldiers were killed during the initial engagement as reported in an earlier release.  Their names are being withheld pending release by the Department of Defense.

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