Joint Forces cordon area of launching mortars in east Baghdad’s Amin district:

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A Joint U.S.-Iraqi force has cordoned an area in east Baghdad’s Amin district, where mortars where shelled from, on a position of joint U.S. troops and Iraqi police forces in east Baghdad’s former General Security Directorate, an Iraqi security source said on Tuesday, adding that a number of planes were seen flying over the area. “Joint American and Iraqi forces have cordoned an area in east Baghdad’s Amin district, where 10 mortar shells were launched from against a joint position of the U.S. forces and Iraqi Police troops,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency, adding that “a number of planes were seen flying over the area.” The Iraqi security force did not give any details, whether the mortar attack had caused casualties among the U.S. troops or the Iraqi police forces. PT / SKH 351