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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Police Fend Off Ambush in Ramadi, Arrest 26 |
| 2006-12-14 |
| CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – Iraqi Police in western Ramadi fought through an ambush and cleared three buildings Sunday. More than forty Iraqi police responded quickly to reports of kidnappings of university students by Al Qaeda insurgents in the notorious Tameen neighborhood. As the police force approached, insurgents attacked them with rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire from three buildings. The police exchanged gunfire with the insurgents and entered the buildings, searching them from room to room. An Iraqi Army patrol responded to the policemen’s call for back-up and joined the firefight against the insurgents. Coalition Forces also responded to the call for back-up and assisted with security in the area. The police, based out of the Al Huriyah Station, searched and secured the buildings themselves while Coalition Forces provided security. The fight lasted for three hours. An Iraqi Policeman was killed in action and four civilians were wounded in the crossfire. The wounded were evacuated to the nearest Coalition medical center. The Iraqi Police detained 26 suspected insurgents and returned to their posts in the city. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #2 Good for them! |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-12-14 13:18 |
| #1 Sounds like at least some police units have developed a degree of competence. Hope they aren't Mehdi Army after dark. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-12-14 12:46 |