1/10th Mountain Division
BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi woman shot by terrorists was saved by Iraqi Army and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers Nov. 19 in the Abu Ghraib area of western Baghdad.
After being hit in a drive-by shooting, the woman was treated by combat medics on the scene from 1st Squadron, 11th Cavalry Regiment, a unit from Fort Irwin, Calif., and immediately evacuated to a local hospital with the help of Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division.
The woman was shot in the chest with an AK-47 assault rifle fired from a white sedan as it approached a military checkpoint.
The woman is currently in stable condition at the local hospital.