US helicopter opens fire in Mosul, wounds five civilians: "US helicopter opens fire in Mosul, wounds five civilians | Published: 3/13/2005"
MOSUL, Iraq - At least five Iraqi civilians, including a woman, were wounded Sunday in the northern city of Mosul when a US military helicopter opened fire on insurgents, the US military and witnesses said.
"The helicopter was ... engaged by small arms fire from a nearby building. The helicopter returned fire," the military said, in response to a query.
"At least five Iraqi citizens were injured in the crossfire. The civilians were transported to a local hospital for treatment. An investigation of the incident is underway."
According to witnesses and hospital sources, three people were killed, including a woman and two children.
Monday, March 14, 2005
Iraq Toll Makes 2004 Worst Year for Press in a Decade
Iraq Toll Makes 2004 Worst Year for Press in a Decade: "Monday, March 14, 2005 by the Inter-Press Service | by Katherine Stapp
NEW YORK -- Violence in Iraq claimed the lives of 23 journalists and 16 media support workers in 2004, making it the most deadly year for press freedom in a decade, according to the annual report of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
At least 22 journalists were also abducted by insurgents, and one was executed by his captors.
In a reversal of the situation in 2003, when foreign journalists accounted for all but two of the casualties, Iraqis bore the brunt of the violence last year. Of the 39 killed in the violence-wracked country, 33 were local reporters and media workers.
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Overall, 56 journalists were killed on the job. Deliberate murder was the cause of death in 36 cases; in all but nine, the killings were carried out with impunity.
NEW YORK -- Violence in Iraq claimed the lives of 23 journalists and 16 media support workers in 2004, making it the most deadly year for press freedom in a decade, according to the annual report of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
At least 22 journalists were also abducted by insurgents, and one was executed by his captors.
In a reversal of the situation in 2003, when foreign journalists accounted for all but two of the casualties, Iraqis bore the brunt of the violence last year. Of the 39 killed in the violence-wracked country, 33 were local reporters and media workers.
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Overall, 56 journalists were killed on the job. Deliberate murder was the cause of death in 36 cases; in all but nine, the killings were carried out with impunity.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Bulgaria Says U.S. Admits Fault in Soldier's Death: U.S. forces had admitted they broke their rules of engagement
Yahoo! News - Bulgaria Says U.S. Admits Fault in Soldier's Death: "Sat Mar 12, 2:36 PM ET
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria said Saturday U.S. forces had admitted they broke their rules of engagement last week when a unit fired on a Bulgarian patrol in Iraq (news - web sites), killing a soldier.
'The U.S. side has established that U.S. troops ... did not put enough effort into identifying the objects moving on the road and, without warning shots, as regulated, opened fire,' the defense ministry said in a statement."
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria said Saturday U.S. forces had admitted they broke their rules of engagement last week when a unit fired on a Bulgarian patrol in Iraq (news - web sites), killing a soldier.
'The U.S. side has established that U.S. troops ... did not put enough effort into identifying the objects moving on the road and, without warning shots, as regulated, opened fire,' the defense ministry said in a statement."
Monday, March 07, 2005
Bulgaria presses Washington over 'friendly fire' death in Iraq after one of its soldiers was shot dead
Bulgaria presses Washington over 'friendly fire' death in Iraq: "Published: 3/7/2005"
by Vessela Sergueva
SOFIA - Bulgaria joined Italy on Monday in seeking answers from Washington after one of its soldiers was shot dead in a US "friendly fire" incident in Iraq, on the same day US forces killed an Italian secret agent rescuing a hostage in the country.
President Georgi Parvanov told the US ambassador to Sofia, James Pardew, that Bulgaria was "conducting a serious investigation of the incident and will demand that those to blame assume their responsibility."
Parvanov said he also expected the United States to carry out a "serious" investigation to determine reponsibility for the incident, his office said.
Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov said on Monday that US friendly fire was to blame for the death on Friday of a Bulgarian machinegunner, killed as his unit patrolled some 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
"The information we have allows us to say with reasonable certainty that soldier Gardi Gardev was killed by friendly fire," Svinarov said, confirming an anonymous claim posted on a Bulgarian army website earlier on Monday. ...
by Vessela Sergueva
SOFIA - Bulgaria joined Italy on Monday in seeking answers from Washington after one of its soldiers was shot dead in a US "friendly fire" incident in Iraq, on the same day US forces killed an Italian secret agent rescuing a hostage in the country.
President Georgi Parvanov told the US ambassador to Sofia, James Pardew, that Bulgaria was "conducting a serious investigation of the incident and will demand that those to blame assume their responsibility."
Parvanov said he also expected the United States to carry out a "serious" investigation to determine reponsibility for the incident, his office said.
Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov said on Monday that US friendly fire was to blame for the death on Friday of a Bulgarian machinegunner, killed as his unit patrolled some 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
"The information we have allows us to say with reasonable certainty that soldier Gardi Gardev was killed by friendly fire," Svinarov said, confirming an anonymous claim posted on a Bulgarian army website earlier on Monday. ...
Iraq death toll hits new mark; [1500 US dead] did you notice?
Chicago Tribune | Iraq death toll hits new mark; did you notice?: "Published March 7, 2005
We passed another marker in this war on terror last week. The U.S. military death toll in Iraq hit 1,500.
Did you know? Yes, there were stories about it in the national news, small and elusive at times, nothing compared to the stories about Martha and her sleek SUV ride out of the clink. In the local accounts, any mention of the 1,500 was often even less prominent."
We passed another marker in this war on terror last week. The U.S. military death toll in Iraq hit 1,500.
Did you know? Yes, there were stories about it in the national news, small and elusive at times, nothing compared to the stories about Martha and her sleek SUV ride out of the clink. In the local accounts, any mention of the 1,500 was often even less prominent."
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