Iraqi woman saved by Iraqi, U.S. Soldiers after shooting

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Date: 11.21.2005
Posted: 11.21.2005 15:43
News ID: 3817

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.