February 9, 2007

Iraqi, Coalition Forces Battle Insurgents After Investigating IED Blast

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070209-02

Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraqi and Coalition force members fought unidentified enemy fighters Feb. 8 inBaqubah, Diyala Province, after responding to investigate an improvised explosivedevice attack against a Coalition Forces convoy.

Iraqi and Coalition force members searching the area discovered a command wire whichthey followed from the explosion site to nearby buildings.

While searching for the bomber, they began to receive heavy small arms androcket propelled grenade fires from several enemy fighters in several buildings in thearea including a mosque, was later identified as an abandoned mosque no longer inuse, from which heavy fire was directed against Coalition and Iraqi Army Soldiers.
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