An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Press Release | April 11, 2008

AQI mortar attack wounds 11 local Iraqis in Mosul

By None , MNC-I

TIKRIT, Iraq (Apr. 11, 2008) — Al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists fired an indirect fire attack against Iraqi Army soldiers at a combat outpost in Mosul, Iraq, April 10.

The mortar rounds hit a local home wounding 11. Four of the wounded were females and all of the injured were taken to a local hospital.

Multi-National Division - North assessed the terrorists were planning mortar attacks on a forward operating base, and various other combat outposts.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION - NORTH PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE AT: MNDNPAO@1AD.ARMY.MIL OR DSN 318-856-0218