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| MND-B aircrews respond to checkpoint attack, kill four insurgents |
| 2007-08-18 |
| Multi-National Division-Baghdad attack helicopter crews killed four insurgents at approximately 9 p.m., Aug. 15, north of Baghdad after the insurgents attacked a civilian infrastructure security checkpoint. Apache crews from the 1st "Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, arrived on station at about 8 p.m. and observed about 150 civilian security personnel defending the neighborhood near the checkpoint. The combination of civilian security personnel, the Apache crews and ground forces from Troop D, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div., caused some of the insurgents to flee in vehicles. Up to six insurgents were unable to rejoin the vehicles and fled on foot to a nearby house, where they forced women and children to leave the house and provide a barrier between themselves and the Coalition Forces. Ground forces and civilian security personnel moved to the house, and a local sheik confirmed that the five insurgents in the house were involved in the attack on the checkpoint. About 15 minutes later, the Apache crews observed the five insurgents fleeing the house on foot. The ground forces from Troop D, 1-82 FA, cleared the Apaches to engage the insurgents, and the aircrews fired on them ? killing four. One insurgent was detained by the ground forces and a civilian security hostage was released. "This successful operation by our Apaches in conjunction with Coalition Forces and Iraqi civilian infrastructure security personnel highlights the awesome teamwork and cooperation that has formed between the groups to root out and destroy insurgents for the purpose of bringing about a more stable environment for the Iraqi people," said Harker Heights, Texas, native Maj. Glen Heape, operations officer for 1-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Totally cool. I hope this sticks. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-08-18 02:35 |