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BAGHDAD, Iraq, November 8, 2006 - Baghdad soldiers killed 38 terrorists and wounded nine after a firefight erupted in northern Baghdad Sunday. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 506th Regimental Combat Team, MND-B, were attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from both the north and south of Forward Operating Base Apache. The MND-B soldiers immediately responded to their attackers, killing 38 and wounding nine in a nearly 1.5 hour-long battle with the terrorists. After investigating the area of the attack, the soldiers discovered an AK-47 assault rifle and three hand grenades. The terrorist casualties were all witnessed by MND-B soldiers, but many of the bodies and weapons were removed from the scene before MND-B soldiers could discern the identities of the terrorists and confiscate weapons. There were no reports of injuries to MND-B personnel, but an MND-B humvee was damaged during the battle. |
