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| Iraq |
| 9 Enemy, 2 Reuters Employees Killed |
| 2007-07-12 |
| Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, with their Iraqi Security Force counterparts, killed nine insurgents and detained 13 more after coming under fire July 12 in the New Baghdad District of eastern Baghdad. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, both operating in eastern Baghdad under the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with their Iraqi counterparts from the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Division National Police, were conducting a coordinated raid as part of a planned operation when they were attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Coalition Forces returned fire and called in attack aviation reinforcement. Nine insurgents were killed in the ensuing firefight. One insurgent was wounded and two civilians were killed during the firefight. The two civilians were reported as employees for the Reuters news service. “There is no question that Coalition Forces were clearly engaged in combat operations against a hostile force,” said Lt. Col Scott Bleichwehl, spokesperson and public affairs officer for MND-B. The command’s thoughts are with the families of the civilians who were killed during the combat action. The incident is under investigation. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #11 Thought I read somewhere that the civvies were possibly killed by RPG or mortar - i.e., by the bad guys, probably just wrong place/wrong time. Also, unless my memory banks are failing (possible), Baghdad Jadidah is Shi'a territory. Reuters employees there might be Shi'a, not Sunni (thus, not part of the structural Sunni stringer problem). Not sure if Sunni stringers would feel comfortable in that neighborhood, but I sort of doubt it. Just a thought. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2007-07-12 23:32 |
| #10 Its a shame that resources have to be wasted on investigating this. "Two journos were with the enemy when we engaged." should be all that is required in the report |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-07-12 23:29 |
| #9 “There is no question that Coalition Forces were clearly engaged in combat operations against a hostile force,” Yup. N.M.E. Rooters, APers, you name it... |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-07-12 19:48 |
| #8 and might I add..If you live with pigs, prepare to be slaughtered. I have absolutely no sympathy for any of them. Caveat Emptor. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-07-12 19:45 |
| #7 Reuters...AQ. And the difference is???? |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-07-12 19:37 |
| #6 SPOD, long time no see. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-07-12 18:21 |
| #5 The Al-Reuter employees were the insurgent PR wing. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-07-12 17:49 |
| #4 This is what should happen every time when "journalists" are found embedded with the enemy. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2007-07-12 17:48 |
| #3 As they say "The pen is mightier than the sword" or gun. Ice the pen wielders. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-07-12 17:45 |
| #2 Total is 11 enemy. 9 with guns, 2 with pens. |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-07-12 17:42 |
| #1 9 of the dangerous kind & 2 of the extra-dangerous. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-07-12 17:38 |