CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The Army's 4th Infantry Division comes under attack this morning. Somebody opened fire on the base in Tikrit. Inside, our own Alphonso Van Marsh. He's live via videophone from Tikrit. Alphonso -- what happened?</s>ALPHONSO VAN MARSH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, yes, it's been a violent last 24 hours here in Saddam Hussein's hometown. Under the cover of heavy fog last night: gunfire. U.S. military officials say two small bursts of small-arms fire shot towards Forward Operating Base Raider. Let's take a look at some video taken just a few hours ago at the Tigris River. Military officials say that the gunfire came from the east side of that river towards the west bank, where this</s>COSTELLO: Alphonso, you were inside that base when it came under attack. Tell us what that was like, and what happens when soldiers come under attack. What's the modus operandi?</s>VAN MARSH: Oh, well, sure. I'm actually at a guardhouse here by the front gate of Forward Operating Base Raider. And it's not uncommon for troops to be going in and out conducting raids, and it's also not uncommon for test fire. You hear different sorts of</s>COSTELLO: All right, Alphonso Van Marsh reporting live from Tikrit this morning. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
4th Infantry Division Base Attacked Overnight in Iraq