FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq - A coalition helicopter engaged insurgents with machine gun and missile fire after positively identifying them following an attack on Multi-National Division - Baghdad troops south of Baghdad April 8.
Paratroopers from Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment observed six insurgents personnel carrying weapons northeast of Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The insurgents engaged the paratroopers and a convoy of trucks on a nearby highway with gun fire.
The insurgents ran away fled to a nearby house after engaging the paratroopers, and an attack helicopter was called in for assistance. After positive identification of the insurgents, the helicopter fired on the house.
and killed the Easter Bunny, plus several baby chicks.
Five insurgents were seen fleeing the house, and the attack helicopter engaged them again Following the attack, paratroopers on the ground searched the house and the surrounding grounds, finding three insurgent trucks destroyed. One individual was detained near the house. He reported that possibly five insurgents had been killed and three more wounded. The detainee was held for further questioning.
By the US or the Iraqis? His own sect or a different one? May make no difference in what answers are obtained, but quite a lot of difference on his ability to walk and participate in future actions. |