1-17th Inf. Bulldogs thwart suicide bomb attack

Maj. Craig Triscari
1-17th Infantry

MOSUL, Iraq – An insurgent’s attempt to disrupt U.S. patrols in the western part of the city Sept. 28 left one suicide car bomber dead and his vehicle destroyed with no coalition casualties sustained.

Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment were attacked by a suicide bomber who attempted to ram his small car into a Stryker vehicle and detonate an improvised explosive device with the goal of disabling the Stryker and killing American Soldiers.