▁saw ▁mort ar ▁r ounds ▁being ▁fired ▁from ▁a ▁van ▁and ▁gave ▁ch ase , ▁not ing ▁stops ▁it ▁made . ▁An ▁A H - 6 4 ▁Apache ▁ ▁hel ic opter ▁followed ▁the ▁van ▁and ▁attacked ▁it , ▁killing ▁two ▁sus pected ▁anti - co al ition ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁w ounding ▁three ▁others . ▁Five ▁others ▁were ▁captured . ▁Sold iers ▁found ▁an ▁ 8 2   mm ▁mort ar ▁launch ▁t ube ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁van ' s ▁stops . ▁ ▁St rik es ▁In ▁Operation ▁Iron ▁Ham mer ▁the ▁military ▁began ▁pre empt ively ▁destroy ing ▁buildings ▁sus pected ▁to ▁be ▁bases ▁of ▁operations ▁for ▁anti - co al ition ▁forces . ▁The ▁buildings ▁included ▁the ▁former ▁Republican ▁Guard ▁building , ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁near ▁Bag hd ad ▁International ▁Airport , ▁and ▁a ▁w are house ▁in ▁southern ▁Bag hd ad . ▁Both ▁buildings ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁conduct ▁attacks ▁on ▁U . S . ▁troops ▁and ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁AC - 1 3 0 ▁Spect re ▁gun ships ▁and ▁M 2 ▁Brad ley ▁fighting ▁vehicles . ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁also ▁fired ▁art illery ▁r ounds ▁at ▁two ▁sus pected ▁mort ar ▁and ▁ro cket ▁launch ▁sites , ▁one ▁in ▁western ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁eastern ▁Bag hd ad . ▁ ▁Con clusion ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁Operation ▁Iron ▁Ham mer ▁Co al ition ▁forces ▁has ▁conducted ▁ 6 0 9 ▁pat rol s ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Bag hd