Seraphim
08-17-2003, 03:06 PM
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U.S. troops search drivers and their vehicles at a roadside check point in search of weapons, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). Two U.S. soldiers were shot Saturday coming out of a Baghdad restaurant, but were able to drive themselves to a medical facility for treatment. (AP Photo/Samir Mezban)
By HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Associated Press Writer
TIKRIT, Iraq - U.S. troops shut down a major bomb factory near Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit on Sunday and arrested two people in connection with bombing activities here, a U.S. Army commander said.
Meanwhile, two ferocious blazes raged out of control Sunday along the pipeline that exports Iraq (news - web sites)'s oil to the north, and saboteurs blew a hole in a giant Baghdad water main, forcing engineers to cut off water to the capital and complicating efforts to bring stability to the country.
Also Sunday, U.S. military spokesman Spc. Anthony Reinoso said someone fired two mortar rounds at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, killing three Iraqis and wounding 61. He didn't know whether the casualties were guards or prisoners, or who was behind Saturday night's attack.
Two U.S. soldiers were shot Saturday coming out of a Baghdad restaurant but were able to drive themselves to a medical facility for treatment. Reinoso had no further details.
The Danish army reported one of its soldiers died from a gunshot after stopping a truck of Iraqis on Saturday near Basra in southern Iraq. The soldier was the first Dane killed since Denmark sent about 400 soldiers this summer to join the stabilization force around Basra.
Two Iraqis died in the shootout, one was wounded and six were arrested, the Danish army command said in Denmark.
In a raid on a village north of Tikrit, troops from the 4th Infantry Division seized C-4 plastic explosives, plastic caps, detonation switches and fragmentation shrapnel used in bombs, said Lt. Col. Steve Russell, commander of the 4th Infantry's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.
"We definitely shut down a major operational and bombing site," Russell told The Associated Press. "There are still individuals we are looking for."
Also seized in Sunday's raid was a 60mm mortar, seven rounds of ammunition, three grenades and four AK-47 rifles, he said. No shots were fired, there was no resistance from those detained and there were no U.S. casualties, he said.
"Soldiers are still at the scene searching the area," he said.
Saddam loyalists and remnants of the former regime have been using homemade bombs, often detonated remotely, against U.S. patrols and convoys. On Aug. 5, three 4th Infantry soldiers were killed in one such attack. Troops have been discovering improvised explosive devices almost every day, increasingly with the help of the local population, military officials said.
Russell said the troops in Sunday's raid acted on a tip from residents, calling the cooperation "a very good sign."
He said the weapons and ammunition were hidden in trash pits on a field next to a residential complex, and the explosive was seized in houses.
The exact location of the raid and identities of those detained were not immediately identified.
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U.S. troops search drivers and their vehicles at a roadside check point in search of weapons, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). Two U.S. soldiers were shot Saturday coming out of a Baghdad restaurant, but were able to drive themselves to a medical facility for treatment. (AP Photo/Samir Mezban)
By HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Associated Press Writer
TIKRIT, Iraq - U.S. troops shut down a major bomb factory near Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s hometown of Tikrit on Sunday and arrested two people in connection with bombing activities here, a U.S. Army commander said.
Meanwhile, two ferocious blazes raged out of control Sunday along the pipeline that exports Iraq (news - web sites)'s oil to the north, and saboteurs blew a hole in a giant Baghdad water main, forcing engineers to cut off water to the capital and complicating efforts to bring stability to the country.
Also Sunday, U.S. military spokesman Spc. Anthony Reinoso said someone fired two mortar rounds at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, killing three Iraqis and wounding 61. He didn't know whether the casualties were guards or prisoners, or who was behind Saturday night's attack.
Two U.S. soldiers were shot Saturday coming out of a Baghdad restaurant but were able to drive themselves to a medical facility for treatment. Reinoso had no further details.
The Danish army reported one of its soldiers died from a gunshot after stopping a truck of Iraqis on Saturday near Basra in southern Iraq. The soldier was the first Dane killed since Denmark sent about 400 soldiers this summer to join the stabilization force around Basra.
Two Iraqis died in the shootout, one was wounded and six were arrested, the Danish army command said in Denmark.
In a raid on a village north of Tikrit, troops from the 4th Infantry Division seized C-4 plastic explosives, plastic caps, detonation switches and fragmentation shrapnel used in bombs, said Lt. Col. Steve Russell, commander of the 4th Infantry's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment.
"We definitely shut down a major operational and bombing site," Russell told The Associated Press. "There are still individuals we are looking for."
Also seized in Sunday's raid was a 60mm mortar, seven rounds of ammunition, three grenades and four AK-47 rifles, he said. No shots were fired, there was no resistance from those detained and there were no U.S. casualties, he said.
"Soldiers are still at the scene searching the area," he said.
Saddam loyalists and remnants of the former regime have been using homemade bombs, often detonated remotely, against U.S. patrols and convoys. On Aug. 5, three 4th Infantry soldiers were killed in one such attack. Troops have been discovering improvised explosive devices almost every day, increasingly with the help of the local population, military officials said.
Russell said the troops in Sunday's raid acted on a tip from residents, calling the cooperation "a very good sign."
He said the weapons and ammunition were hidden in trash pits on a field next to a residential complex, and the explosive was seized in houses.
The exact location of the raid and identities of those detained were not immediately identified.