Al Hillah school, homes damaged in rocket attack
4th BCT, 3rd Inf. Div. PAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Eight Iraqi civilians were injured in a rocket attack that hit a neighborhood in the east side of al-Hillah, Iraq, south of the Regional Embassy Office, March 14.
Twenty-nine Katusha rockets were fired, causing damage to one school and three houses, said Capt. Michael Ranado, battle captain for Task Force Sentinel, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition Forces responded to the attack. Nine rockets that were not launched were recovered. “All the credit belongs to the ISF,” Ranado said. “Their ability to pass on key information to Coalition forces and the fact that they found all the rockets within a 30-minute window shows how capable they are. They did a great job last night, not only in finding possible enemies and their equipment, but also watching out and caring for the civilians.”
An explosive ordnance team with the ISF disarmed the un-launched rockets from the location before they could cause further damage.
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