BAGHDAD — Five Iraqi citizens were killed when a 122MM rocket struck a building causing it to collapse in the Al Mansour district of Baghdad June 19. Both Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces responded to the scene of the attack after a rocket struck the building in the neighborhood of Yarmouk, causing it to collapse and kill five Iraqi citizens and wound six others. The Yarmouk hospital confirmed the casualties U.S. Forces confirmed that the rocket was fired from north of the city approximately 10 miles away.
The 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, was the first U.S. Force on site of the attack. “This attack was not aimed at any specific targets. It is most likely a way to incite sectarian violence,” said Capt. Aquila Knopf, an intelligence officer for 2-32 FA. Knopf went on to explain that the attack most likely originated from Jaysh Al-Mahdi militants and was directed at the Sunnis region of Al-Mansour. |