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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080428-02
April 28, 2008

MND-B Soldiers kill 16 criminals in separate engagements

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers engaged and killed 16 criminals in separate engagements in Baghdad April 27.

At approximately 8:30 a.m. an aerial weapons team killed one criminal in northeastern Baghdad after he attacked Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, with small-arms fire.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., killed one evildoer at approximately 10:50 a.m. in northeastern Baghdad after he attacked their checkpoint with small-arms fire.

At approximately 12:40 p.m., Soldiers from 1-68 AR returned fire and killed two criminals after they fired rocket-propelled grenades at them in northeastern Baghdad. At approximately the same time, Soldiers from 1-68 AR engaged and killed two additional criminals after they were attacked by RPGs in  northeastern Baghdad.

Soldiers from 1-68 AR killed one criminal after being attacked with RPGs. The Soldiers responded by engaging him with a M1A2 Abrams tank at approximately 3 p.m. in northeastern Baghdad.

At approximately 3:15 p.m., a group of criminals attacked a combat outpost with small-arms fire in eastern Baghdad. Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, returned fire and killed two of the criminals.

At approximately 6 p.m., Soldiers from 1-68 AR were attacked with small-arms fire and RPGs in northeastern Baghdad while conducting a dismounted patrol. Soldiers providing a cordon engaged the criminals with 120 mm tank rounds and machine gun fire from an M1A2 Abrams tank killing seven of the attackers.

“We continue to target enemy forces and criminal elements violating the Iraqi rule of law,” said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, MND-B and 4th Inf. Div. Spokesman.  “Our primary mission is to protect the Iraqi people and we are doing this in full partnership with the Iraqi Security Forces and establishing safe neighborhoods, safe markets and safe roads.”

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