Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Eight Terrorists Killed by Iraqi Soldiers

From a Multi-National Force press release dated today:
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers conducting a route reconnaissance mission on a road leading to Baghdad, killed eight terrorists and captured 11 after running into a terrorist checkpoint.
The Soldiers, members of the 407th Battalion, 52nd Brigade, encountered the enemy near the Wasit Province line. In addition to killing and capturing a number of terrorists, the Soldiers also confiscated two of their vehicles.
Four Iraqi Soldiers were wounded, according to a Coalition Forces report.
The only news source reporting this incident is Xinhua, the official Red Chinese news. Go figure.