BAGHDAD – A Multi-National Division – Baghdad air weapons team killed two criminals and wounded four, all of whom were involved in launching a rocket attack on Sadr City citizens. The criminals were hiding in a building in the Sadr City district of Baghdad at approximately 2 p.m. May 8 after launching the rocket.

The criminals launched the indiscriminant rocket attack at approximately 1:30 p.m. that killed two Iraqi citizens, injured eight more and damaged a house in central Baghdad.

An unmanned aerial vehicle, conducting a surveillance mission in the area of the point of origin, observed the criminals moving rocket rails from the rocket site to an alley near a building. It then maintained positive identification as the criminals entered a building, where six criminals were observed on the rooftop.

An AWT was dispatched to the area and engaged the criminals. The AWT fired three Hellfire missiles into the building, one at the first floor, one at the second floor and one at a shack on the roof, and killed and wounded the criminals.

Bomb damage was limited to the multi-story building involved in the attack..

“These criminals are responsible for the murder of innocent Iraqi civilians, who died as a result of their heinous, indiscriminate attack,” said Col. Allen Batschelet, MND-B and 4th Infantry Division chief of staff.