| Paratroopers from 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment were attacked by an improvised explosive device northeast of Habbaniyah Tuesday. After securing the site, Soldiers discovered the body of an Iraqi female approximately 300 meters from the road. The body appeared to have been there for a number of days. The body was recovered by Iraqi police who will conduct a further investigation. In a separate incident, Iraqi contract security forces wounded a woman armed with an AK 47 rifle when she attempted to secretly enter a guarded ammunition supply point. She has been evacuated for medical treatment, while a second woman was detained, held for questioning, and released. |