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BAGHDAD, June 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. army helicopter opened fire on suspected insurgents after they fired rockets on Basra airport in southern Iraq, killing a suspect and wounding two, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The incident took place early on Wednesday morning when a U.S. military base stationed in the airport came under barrage of seven 107 mm rockets, a military statement said. A U.S. helicopter team was conducting a routine mission above the area when they received a report about the base attack, the statement said. The team "viewed two males actively loading and launching the rockets and requested permission to engage", the statement added. After the U.S. strike, the military altered a team of Iraqi security forces and dispatched them to the site and found three men believed to be responsible for the attack, one of them was killed and the two others were injured, it said. The incident came as Baghdad and Washington are in debate whether the U.S. troops need to extend the presence of its troops in Iraq beyond the 2011 deadline. U.S. troops in Iraq had been reduced to below 47,000 soldiers until the end of April. Washington said that the remaining U.S. troops in Iraq are conducting support and training missions. U.S. military forces are to pull out completely from Iraq by the end of 2011, according to the security pact named Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which was signed late in 2008 between Baghdad and Washington. Special Report: Situation in IraqU s army helicopter fires on insurgents in southern iraq - China Din Rail Terminal BlocksU s army helicopter fires on insurgents in southern iraq - China Din Rail Terminal BlocksU s army helicopter fires on insurgents in southern iraq - China Din Rail Terminal BlocksU s army helicopter fires on insurgents in southern iraq - China Din Rail Terminal BlocksU s army helicopter fires on insurgents in southern iraq - China Din Rail Terminal BlocksU s army helicopter fires on insurgents in southern iraq - China Din Rail Terminal Blocks I am an expert from pcb-terminalblock.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Din Rail Terminal Blocks , PCB Terminal Block Manufacturer, Through Panel Terminal Blocks,and more.
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