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Press Release A080405b
April 5, 2008

Coalition forces conduct airstrike in Basra, one criminal killed

BAGHDAD – Coalition aircraft conducted a precision strike in support of Iraqi Security Forces in Basra Friday, killing an armed criminal.

After receiving reports that Iraqi Security Forces were under attack and taking small-arms fire from a building, Coalition forces employed an unmanned aerial vehicle to observe and confirm the target in Basra’s Haiyaniya district. A rotary-winged aircraft then conducted the strike. An armed criminal was confirmed killed in the precision airstrike.

"Coalition forces are providing surveillance and reconnaissance platforms, as well as support aircraft, on an as-requested basis for Iraqi Security Forces in Basra," said Cmdr. Scott Rye, MNF-I spokesman. “We strongly support the Government of Iraq and Iraqi Security Forces in their efforts to enforce the rule of law and disrupt criminal activity.”
 
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