Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
Release No. 20070415-02
Multi-National Division -North PAO
AS SADIYAH, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers from 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 5th IA cleared two improvised explosive devices and rescued two vehicle drivers when a group of anti-Iraqi forces attacked a fuel convoy enroute from Baqubah, Iraq, to Iran Saturday.
5th IA Soldiers responded to the attack on the convoy, which consisted of seven tractor-trailer fuel trucks, after reports of small-arms fire. The IA Soldiers cleared two IEDs enroute to the site. Once they arrived on scene, the Soldiers secured the site and recovered the vehicles while rescuing casualties.
Five vehicle drivers and one passenger were killed during the attack. Two drivers were taken to the 5th IA compound for security and questioning.
The incident remains under investigation.
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