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Civilians bear brunt of terrorist attacks

Feb- 6-2006 » Filed Under: TF Band of Brothers

TFBOB Press Release

TIKRIT, Iraq – Two terrorist attacks left one Iraqi civilian dead and 14 others wounded in northern Iraq over the weekend.

Terrorists in Samarra launched five mortars into a heavily populated portion of the city killing one and wounding 12 Iraqi civilians.

Iraqi emergency teams and Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division responded to the attacks to provide medical treatment, security and evacuation for the wounded. All of the wounded civilians were taken to the Samarra hospital.

In Mosul, a terrorist attacked a patrol from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team near a mosque in downtown Mosul. The Soldiers were conducting a security check of the area, when the suicide bomber detonated his vehicle-borne IED.

The explosion killed the terrorist and wounded two Iraqi civilians who were standing nearby. No Soldiers were injured, nor were any of their vehicles damaged.

As the 172nd Soldiers began to provide medical attention to the civilians, terrorists hidden near the mosque opened fire on them. The Soldiers notified the local police, who searched the mosque but were unable to find those responsible for the gunfire.


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