Published: April 09, 2008
Aerial Weapons Team Kills Mortar Team
Multi-National Division - Baghdad PAO
BAGHDAD - A Coalition forces aerial weapons team killed two criminals and a destroyed a mortar tube at approximately 11:15 a.m. April 8.
These criminals fired two mortar rounds at Coalition forces in northeast Baghdad. Moments later, an unmanned aerial vehicle observed the two criminals covering the tubes with a tarp and then hiding behind an adjacent building.
The AWT killed the criminals with one Hellfire missile. The team fired a second Hellfire missile destroying the mortar tube.
"The quick and precise actions of Coalition forces disabled further violence on the Iraqi people," said Maj. Jacqueline Patten, spokeswoman for Multi-National Division Baghdad. "We will continue to engage those who commit violent acts against the innocent, ignoring al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr's ceasefire pledge."
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