Mosque area remains hot spot in Hit

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Lance Cpl. Kyle Wiegert (right), Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stands guard in South Hit, Iraq, while members of his company and Iraqi Police search the area for suspects in a shooting outside the local mosque on Friday.


Mosque area remains hot spot in Hit
Jimmy Norris, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Monday, October 20, 2008

SOUTH HIT, Iraq — A burst of weapons fire Friday in the town of South Hit and a bomb blast a few hours later marked the first time that Marines from Combat Outpost Hit faced hostile actions in the seemingly pacified region since their arrival in Iraq last month.

The shooting took place outside the Abu Tayid Mosque, whose weekly religious services have been known for anti-coalition messages.

Marines from L Company’s 4th Platoon were listening to the sermon outside the mosque when they were fired upon.

Marines returned fire, but their attackers escaped.

Troops from four platoons within the company arrived in a convoy at the mosque and combined with Iraqi police to search the surrounding area and questioned possible witnesses.


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