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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080521-14
May 21, 2008

MND-B Soldiers stop IED emplacers in New Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed 11 criminals in an ongoing operation in eastern Baghdad, May 21.
 
MND-B Soldiers observed armed criminals with AK-47 assault rifles, exiting a sports utility vehicle in the New Baghdad security district. The individual scanned the area and motioned another vehicle forward. Soldiers observed the criminals emplacing an improvised-explosive device. They engaged the suspects with small-arms fire, killing one.
 
Nearby, MND-B Soldiers encountered four other armed criminals, with AK-47’s and RPK rifles, travelling in a vehicle. They engaged the vehicle and killed the four criminals.
 
MND-B Soldiers engaged and killed another armed criminal carrying a rocket-propelled grenade.  At another location in New Baghdad, MND-B Soldiers noticed a criminal armed with an AK-47 conducting reconnaissance from a vehicle.  The Soldiers engaged the armed criminal and killed him.
 
MND-B Soldiers spotted a criminal moving away from a nearby alley, holding an AK-47 in a firing position.  An MND-B Soldier engaged and killed him. Another criminal, driving a vehicle in New Baghdad, made several passes by MND-B Soldiers. He stopped the vehicle and attempted to hand an AK-47 to other individuals. An MND-B Soldier engaged and killed him.
 
Also in New Baghdad, MND-B Soldiers observed two other criminals digging a hole at the corner of an intersection in New Baghdad. One of the militants left the scene and returned with an IED. After the two placed the IED, MND-B Soldiers engaged and killed them both.
 
Coalition forces will use an appropriate, effective and lethal response when dealing with those who will use IEDs.  These indiscriminate weapons hurt and kill many innocent Iraqis,” said Maj. Joey Sullinger, spokesperson for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, MND-B

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