Aircrews Kill Attackers, Destroy Mortar Launching Site in Baghdad

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2008 - An Army Apache helicopter and an Air Force F-16 took out a mortar-launching team and their launch site yesterday after an observation team saw them emplacing mortars in the New Baghdad district, military officials reported.

A joint security station reported a mortar attack near its location in the New Baghdad district. After a second 82 mm round exploded near the station, an aerial surveillance team pinpointed the two mortars' point of origin.

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