Mosul attack kills 22, injures 72
Army News Service
December 22, 2004
MOSUL, Iraq - enty-two people were killed and 72 others wounded during an explosion in a dining facility at Forward Operating Base Marez in southwest Mosul Dec. 21.
Of the 22 people killed, 14 were U.S. military personnel and the remainder included four U.S. civilians and four members of the Iraqi Security Forces. Of the 72 wounded, 51 were U.S. military personnel. Twenty-nine of the injured have been treated and released from the hospital.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation, officials said. The names of the Soldiers and civilians killed are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Earlier this week in Mosul, Iraqi Security Forces defeated an attack by insurgents attempting to seize a police station.
An Iraqi police station in central Mosul came under attack Dec. 19 by indirect and small arms fire in a coordinated effort by insurgent fighters. Iraqi Police successfully repelled the attack, denying insurgents access to the station. It was is the sixth time since November 10 where insurgents have tried but failed to overrun police stations.
Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained five people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities Dec. 17 in northern Iraq.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry conducted a cordon and search in western Mosul Dec. 17 and detained three suspected members of a roadside bomb-making cell. All three are in custody with no injuries reported during the operation.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment detained two people Dec. 17 during checkpoint operations south of Mosul when they discovered two pistols and ski masks in the vehicle.
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