2005 Hit convoy ambush
33°37′59″N 42°48′58″E / 33.633°N 42.816°E
2005 Hit convoy ambush | |
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Part of the Hit, Iraq | |
Result | Insurgent victory |
1 captured (later
The 2005 Hit convoy ambush was an ambush by Iraqi insurgents of a convoy that was carrying military supplies for U.S. forces. The convoy was escorted by private military contractors. The ambush ended with the death of all the contractors.
Ambush
On May 9, 2005, a supply convoy left the U.S. military air base at
Aftermath
Following the attack there was much confusion over what really happened, but the only thing definitely confirmed was that a Japanese security contractor was wounded and captured in the attack.
The militants tried to provide him with medical aid but it was not enough. It was reported on May 12 that he had died of his wounds.[3]
They were not all killed. A South African made his way to a combat outpost called the B/U split. From there Marines mounted tracks and went to the ambush site. It was still light out when we mounted the tracks. There were no insurgents on site, but we disarmed another IED that was left under one of the bodies, and collected all of the KIA's. We did go back in the morning again to see if we could gather anymore intel and to set a counter ambush once we pulled out. One Iraqi truck driver escaped and picked up one of Hart Security's Iraqi personnel making his way back to the Abu Ghraib Distribution center. Later debriefings at the Distribution center established that Akihiko Saito was killed by a bullet to the back of his head while attempting[5] to fight his way out of the ambush.
References
- ^ "Marines Kill 100 Fighters In Sanctuary Near Syria". Washington Post. 10 May 2005.
- ^ "People's Daily Online -- Japanese contractor taken hostage in Iraq". English.people.com.cn. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ a b "News24, South Africa's premier news source, provides breaking news on national, world, Africa, sport, entertainment, technology & more". News24. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "News24, South Africa's premier news source, provides breaking news on national, world, Africa, sport, entertainment, technology & more". News24. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Richard L. Stewart present at debriefing