Published: January 03, 2006
Air Support Preempts IED Emplacement
TIKRIT, Iraq - Coalition forces reconnaissance aircraft observed three men suspected of emplacing an improvised explosive device digging in a road near Bayji after 9:00 p.m. on Jan.2, prompting a military response against them.
An unmanned aerial vehicle from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division observed the would-be attackers as they dug a hole following the common pattern of road-side bomb emplacement. The individuals were assessed as posing a threat to Iraqi civilians and coalition forces, and the location of the three men was relayed to close air support pilots.
The individuals left the road site and were followed from the air to a nearby building. Coalition forces employed precision guided munitions on the structure.
Local Iraqi police were the first authorities at the scene to conduct post-event response.
Source: Multi-National Force-Iraq
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