Excite News: "3 U.S. Civilians Killed in Iraq Shooting | Mar 15, 10:49 PM (ET) | By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Three American relief workers were killed and two were wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday in the northern city of Mosul, the U.S. military said. Hospital officials said two of the dead were women.
The five were traveling in one car on the eastern side of the city when they were attacked, Lt. Col. Joseph Piek, a spokesman for American forces in Mosul, said in an e-mail.
An off-duty Iraqi policeman found the car shortly after the late afternoon shooting, and took the wounded to an Iraqi hospital. U.S. Army air medevac helicopters later transported them to a combat support hospital in Mosul."
Monday, March 15, 2004
Saturday, March 13, 2004
Tikrit: roadside bomb: 2 US dead, 3 wounded
Excite News: "Two U.S. GIs Die in Iraq Roadside Blast \ Mar 13, 7:49 AM (ET) | By PAUL GARWOOD
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - A roadside bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three Saturday, the first casualties suffered by an Army regiment taking over security in Saddam Hussein's hometown as part of a giant troop rotation in Iraq.
The bomb destroyed the troops' armored Humvee as they patrolled through downtown Tikrit at around 5 a.m., hours before the outgoing 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment handed over security duties in the area from to the 18th Infantry Regiment at a ceremony on Saturday.
In the attack, gunmen opened fire on the rear vehicle in the three-Humvee patrol, then the bomb went off by the second Humvee, said one of the soldiers at the scene."
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - A roadside bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three Saturday, the first casualties suffered by an Army regiment taking over security in Saddam Hussein's hometown as part of a giant troop rotation in Iraq.
The bomb destroyed the troops' armored Humvee as they patrolled through downtown Tikrit at around 5 a.m., hours before the outgoing 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment handed over security duties in the area from to the 18th Infantry Regiment at a ceremony on Saturday.
In the attack, gunmen opened fire on the rear vehicle in the three-Humvee patrol, then the bomb went off by the second Humvee, said one of the soldiers at the scene."
Sunday, March 07, 2004
Qalah Salih, Basra: insurgents attack: 7 British wounded; 3 Iraqis dead
News: "Seven British soldiers hurt in attack near Basra | By our foreign staff | 07 March 2004
Seven British soldiers were wounded and three Iraqis killed after a patrol south of Basra came under fire from insurgents armed with handguns and rocket-propelled grenades.
The incident occurred on Friday evening in Qalah Salih, about 40km (25 miles) south of Amarah, after residents gathered around coalition troops as they arrested a man. The 1st Battalion, Light Infantry, came under small-arms fire. When heavier fire from machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade came in, the British soldiers returned fire."
Seven British soldiers were wounded and three Iraqis killed after a patrol south of Basra came under fire from insurgents armed with handguns and rocket-propelled grenades.
The incident occurred on Friday evening in Qalah Salih, about 40km (25 miles) south of Amarah, after residents gathered around coalition troops as they arrested a man. The 1st Battalion, Light Infantry, came under small-arms fire. When heavier fire from machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade came in, the British soldiers returned fire."
Thursday, March 04, 2004
Baghdad: rocket: 3 Iraqis dead, 2 wounded
Excite - News: "Blast in Western Baghdad Kills at Least Three | Mar 4, 11:26 am ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A rocket slammed into a Baghdad street near a telephone exchange on Thursday, killing at least three people, Iraqi police at the scene said.
On Wednesday, a bomb exploded in another telephone exchange in Baghdad, sparking fears that guerrillas were targeting Iraq's communications system in a new form of sabotage. The country's energy infrastructure has frequently been attacked.
Police at the scene of Thursday's attack said the rocket had skidded along the ground after the initial impact, hitting a car and killing its occupants. A large crowd of Iraqis stood around the mangled remains of the car.
'Three were killed and two were wounded,' policeman Luay Majeed said." ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A rocket slammed into a Baghdad street near a telephone exchange on Thursday, killing at least three people, Iraqi police at the scene said.
On Wednesday, a bomb exploded in another telephone exchange in Baghdad, sparking fears that guerrillas were targeting Iraq's communications system in a new form of sabotage. The country's energy infrastructure has frequently been attacked.
Police at the scene of Thursday's attack said the rocket had skidded along the ground after the initial impact, hitting a car and killing its occupants. A large crowd of Iraqis stood around the mangled remains of the car.
'Three were killed and two were wounded,' policeman Luay Majeed said." ...
Baghdad, Kerbala: simultaneous suicides: 171 dead (not 271), 400 wounded
Excite - News: "Iraq Council Head Chides U.S. on Security | Mar 4, 7:54 am ET | By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The head of Iraq's Governing Council said Thursday the country's U.S.-led occupiers must do more to provide security following bomb attacks that killed at least 171 people at Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.
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Bahr al-Uloum said 171 people were killed in the attacks, which involved three suicide bombers in Baghdad and a suicide bomber, hidden explosives and mortars in Kerbala.
Wednesday he had put the number of dead at 271, which officials later said was due to confusion over the toll.
Nearly 400 people were wounded. Iran's state news agency said 49 Iranians were among those killed in the Kerbala blasts.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The head of Iraq's Governing Council said Thursday the country's U.S.-led occupiers must do more to provide security following bomb attacks that killed at least 171 people at Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.
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Bahr al-Uloum said 171 people were killed in the attacks, which involved three suicide bombers in Baghdad and a suicide bomber, hidden explosives and mortars in Kerbala.
Wednesday he had put the number of dead at 271, which officials later said was due to confusion over the toll.
Nearly 400 people were wounded. Iran's state news agency said 49 Iranians were among those killed in the Kerbala blasts.
Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Baghdad: bombings at shrines: 271 Iraqi dead, 393 wounded [claims are much higher that earlier US figures]
Excite News: "Iraqis Say 271 Killed in Shiite Bombings | Mar 3, 11:13 AM (ET)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The president of Iraq's Governing Council said the casualty toll in bombings of Shiite shrines in Baghdad and the holy city of Karbala was 271 dead and 393 injured.
The death figure was higher than the U.S. estimate.
Mohammed Bahr al-Ulloum spoke at a press conference after the near-simultaneous bombings Tuesday at the capital's Kazimiya shrine and holy sites in Karbala.
U.S. officials lowered their death toll Wednesday to 117 from 143, released late Tuesday.
It was impossible to immediately reconcile the discrepancy."
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The president of Iraq's Governing Council said the casualty toll in bombings of Shiite shrines in Baghdad and the holy city of Karbala was 271 dead and 393 injured.
The death figure was higher than the U.S. estimate.
Mohammed Bahr al-Ulloum spoke at a press conference after the near-simultaneous bombings Tuesday at the capital's Kazimiya shrine and holy sites in Karbala.
U.S. officials lowered their death toll Wednesday to 117 from 143, released late Tuesday.
It was impossible to immediately reconcile the discrepancy."
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Baghdad: grenade attack: 1 US dead, 1 wounded
Excite News: "Blasts Kill 143 at Iraq Shiite Shrines | Mar 2, 9:44 AM (ET) | By TAREK AL-ISSAWI and HAMZA HENDAWI
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Also Tuesday, insurgents threw a grenade into a U.S. Army Humvee as it drove down a Baghdad road, killing one 1st Armored Division soldier and wounding another. The death brings to 548 the number of U.S. service members who have died since the United States launched the Iraq war in March. Most have died since President Bush declared an end to active combat May 1.
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Also Tuesday, insurgents threw a grenade into a U.S. Army Humvee as it drove down a Baghdad road, killing one 1st Armored Division soldier and wounding another. The death brings to 548 the number of U.S. service members who have died since the United States launched the Iraq war in March. Most have died since President Bush declared an end to active combat May 1.
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Iskandariyah: roadside bomb: 1 US dead, 1 wounded
Excite News: "Death Toll in Iraq Blasts Soars to 101 | Feb 3, 2:26 PM (ET) | By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI
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Meanwhile Tuesday, an American soldier was killed and a second was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded during an operation to clear such weapons, the U.S. military said. The explosion occurred near Iskandariyah, 35 miles south Baghdad, the statement said. ...
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Meanwhile Tuesday, an American soldier was killed and a second was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded during an operation to clear such weapons, the U.S. military said. The explosion occurred near Iskandariyah, 35 miles south Baghdad, the statement said. ...
Sunday, February 15, 2004
West Baghdad: US convoy roadside bomb: 1 Iraqi dead, 6 wounded
Gunmen Attack 2 U.S. Convoys in Baghdad (washingtonpost.com): "By Sameer Yacoub | The Associated Press | Sunday, February 15, 2004; 6:11 AM
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On Sunday, a roadside bomb went off as a U.S. military patrol passed in western Baghdad, causing no injuries. The American soldiers opened fire in response, shooting three vehicles, witnesses said. One Iraqi was killed and six wounded, hospital officials said.
"I was driving near the U.S. convoy when I heard an explosion. Then the U.S. soldiers randomly opened fire," said Kadhum Salih, a teacher who was wounded in the left hand. ...
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On Sunday, a roadside bomb went off as a U.S. military patrol passed in western Baghdad, causing no injuries. The American soldiers opened fire in response, shooting three vehicles, witnesses said. One Iraqi was killed and six wounded, hospital officials said.
"I was driving near the U.S. convoy when I heard an explosion. Then the U.S. soldiers randomly opened fire," said Kadhum Salih, a teacher who was wounded in the left hand. ...
Thursday, February 12, 2004
U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes RPG Fire in Iraq
Excite - News: "U.S. Mideast Commander Escapes RPG Fire in Iraq | Feb 12, 3:42 pm ET |By Michael Georgy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. commander in the Middle East, Gen. John Abizaid, escaped unscathed Thursday when guerrillas fired rocket-propelled grenades at his convoy in an Iraqi town noted for attacks on U.S. forces.
The U.S. military said it was not clear whether the attackers knew Abizaid and the U.S. commander in the area, Maj.-Gen. Charles Swannack, were in the convoy in Falluja, west of Baghdad. Neither they nor other U.S. personnel were hit.
But the incident, following two suicide bombings that killed at least 100 Iraqis this week, spotlighted the security problems that figure large in a heated debate about how the United States will hand power back to Iraqis."
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. commander in the Middle East, Gen. John Abizaid, escaped unscathed Thursday when guerrillas fired rocket-propelled grenades at his convoy in an Iraqi town noted for attacks on U.S. forces.
The U.S. military said it was not clear whether the attackers knew Abizaid and the U.S. commander in the area, Maj.-Gen. Charles Swannack, were in the convoy in Falluja, west of Baghdad. Neither they nor other U.S. personnel were hit.
But the incident, following two suicide bombings that killed at least 100 Iraqis this week, spotlighted the security problems that figure large in a heated debate about how the United States will hand power back to Iraqis."
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Baghdad: suicide car bomb: 47 Iraqis dead, 52 wounded
Excite - News: "Suicide Car Bomb Kills 47 at Baghdad Army Center | Feb 11, 7:56 am ET | By C. Bryson Hull
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb exploded at an Iraqi army recruitment center in Baghdad Wednesday, killing 47 people and taking the 24-hour death toll in attacks against Iraqis working with the U.S. occupation up to 100.
'It was a suicide attack by a single male,' U.S. Colonel Ralph Baker told Reuters at the scene.
'It was aimed strictly at Iraqis,' he said, adding that the car had been laden with 300 to 500 pounds of plastic explosives mixed with artillery shells to maximize the 'kill effect.'
Maj. John Frisbie said the death toll was at least 36, including the bomber, with 15 more wounded, but hospitals later said they had received 44 dead and 55 wounded. Three of the injured later died from their wounds.
Around 53 people were killed Tuesday in a similar attack on Iraqis outside a police station south of Baghdad.
The police force and new army are central to Washington's plan to hand over power to Iraqis by June 30. Most of Wednesday's victims were newly recruited soldiers reporting for duty." ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb exploded at an Iraqi army recruitment center in Baghdad Wednesday, killing 47 people and taking the 24-hour death toll in attacks against Iraqis working with the U.S. occupation up to 100.
'It was a suicide attack by a single male,' U.S. Colonel Ralph Baker told Reuters at the scene.
'It was aimed strictly at Iraqis,' he said, adding that the car had been laden with 300 to 500 pounds of plastic explosives mixed with artillery shells to maximize the 'kill effect.'
Maj. John Frisbie said the death toll was at least 36, including the bomber, with 15 more wounded, but hospitals later said they had received 44 dead and 55 wounded. Three of the injured later died from their wounds.
Around 53 people were killed Tuesday in a similar attack on Iraqis outside a police station south of Baghdad.
The police force and new army are central to Washington's plan to hand over power to Iraqis by June 30. Most of Wednesday's victims were newly recruited soldiers reporting for duty." ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Iskandariya: car bomb: 50 Iraqis dead, 75 wounded
Excite - News: "Iraq Bomb Kills 50; U.S. Says Can't Stop All Attacks | Feb 10, 9:06 pm ET | By Fiona O'Brien
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed about 50 people at a police station near Baghdad, one of the deadliest strikes on Iraqis working with U.S. forces, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said it was impossible to prevent all such attacks.
Tuesday's car bomb exploded among civilians who had queued outside a police station in the town of Iskandariya, 25 miles south of the capital, to apply for jobs.
About 50 people were killed and at least 75 wounded. The police station and an adjacent court were badly damaged."
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed about 50 people at a police station near Baghdad, one of the deadliest strikes on Iraqis working with U.S. forces, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said it was impossible to prevent all such attacks.
Tuesday's car bomb exploded among civilians who had queued outside a police station in the town of Iskandariya, 25 miles south of the capital, to apply for jobs.
About 50 people were killed and at least 75 wounded. The police station and an adjacent court were badly damaged."
Sunday, February 08, 2004
Suwayrah: bomb blast: 3 Iraqi polic dead, 11 wounded
Excite News: "Bomb at Police Station Kills 3 in Iraq | Feb 8, 6:57 AM (ET)
SUWAYRAH, Iraq (AP) - A bomb inside a police station exploded soon after the morning roll call, killing three police officer and injuring 11 others, officials said Sunday.
The explosion occurred about 9 a.m. Saturday in this town 30 miles south of Baghdad, according to police Lt. Odai Salman Abed.
It was unclear who planted the bomb, which left a large hole in the floor of the station and caused extensive damage inside."
SUWAYRAH, Iraq (AP) - A bomb inside a police station exploded soon after the morning roll call, killing three police officer and injuring 11 others, officials said Sunday.
The explosion occurred about 9 a.m. Saturday in this town 30 miles south of Baghdad, according to police Lt. Odai Salman Abed.
It was unclear who planted the bomb, which left a large hole in the floor of the station and caused extensive damage inside."
Thursday, February 05, 2004
Baghdad airport: mortar attack: 1 US dead, 1 wounded
Excite - News: "Bush, CIA Defend Iraq War, Cleric Survives Attack | Feb 5, 3:15 pm ET | By Tabassum Zakaria and Luke Baker
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A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a mortar attack on Baghdad airport and a nearby U.S. military installation on Thursday, a U.S. Army spokesman said.
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A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a mortar attack on Baghdad airport and a nearby U.S. military installation on Thursday, a U.S. Army spokesman said.
Sunday, February 01, 2004
Balad: rockets: 1 US dead, 12 wounded
Excite - News: "Suicide Bombers Kill 56 in Attacks on Iraqi Kurds | Feb 1, 5:36 pm ET | By Shamal Aqrawi
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In the town of Balad, north of Baghdad, guerrillas fired rockets at a U.S. supply base on Sunday, killing one soldier and wounding 12, the U.S. military said. Twelve Iraqi men and four women were arrested after the attack.
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In the town of Balad, north of Baghdad, guerrillas fired rockets at a U.S. supply base on Sunday, killing one soldier and wounding 12, the U.S. military said. Twelve Iraqi men and four women were arrested after the attack.
Arbil: 2 separate suicide bombers: 56 Iraqis dead, 200 wounded, more expected
Excite - News: "Suicide Bombers Kill 56 in Attacks on Iraqi Kurds | Feb 1, 5:36 pm ET | By Shamal Aqrawi
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers strapped with explosives blew themselves up on Sunday in the offices of two Kurdish parties aligned with U.S. occupation forces in Iraq, killing at least 56 people and wounding 200.
The offices of Iraq's two main Kurdish political groups in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil were crowded with senior officials celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha when the bombers struck, killing many top leaders of the two groups.
Body parts were strewn among the debris and pools of blood congealed on the floor beside shards of shattered glass.
The attack risks heightening ethnic tension, complicating U.S. plans to hand back sovereignty to Iraqis by end-June.
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A senior U.S. military commander said 56 people were killed and 200 wounded. Kurdish officials said the toll would rise.
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ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers strapped with explosives blew themselves up on Sunday in the offices of two Kurdish parties aligned with U.S. occupation forces in Iraq, killing at least 56 people and wounding 200.
The offices of Iraq's two main Kurdish political groups in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil were crowded with senior officials celebrating the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha when the bombers struck, killing many top leaders of the two groups.
Body parts were strewn among the debris and pools of blood congealed on the floor beside shards of shattered glass.
The attack risks heightening ethnic tension, complicating U.S. plans to hand back sovereignty to Iraqis by end-June.
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A senior U.S. military commander said 56 people were killed and 200 wounded. Kurdish officials said the toll would rise.
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Basra: remote-controlled bomb: 2 Danish wounded; several Iraqis wounded
Excite News: "Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Blast | Jan 31, 9:39 PM (ET) | By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI
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In the southern Iraqi city of Basra, a remote-controlled bomb hit a car belonging to a Danish relief organization Danchurchaid on Saturday, wounding two aid workers and several Iraqis, according to the Danish group and military officials said.
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In the southern Iraqi city of Basra, a remote-controlled bomb hit a car belonging to a Danish relief organization Danchurchaid on Saturday, wounding two aid workers and several Iraqis, according to the Danish group and military officials said.
Kirkuk: roadside bomb: 3 US dead
Excite News: "Three U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Blast | Jan 31, 9:39 PM (ET) | By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI
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In a separate incident, three U.S. soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division were killed Saturday in a roadside bombing near the northern oil center of Kirkuk. Their deaths brought to 522 the number of American service members who have died since the Iraq war began March 20.
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In a separate incident, three U.S. soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division were killed Saturday in a roadside bombing near the northern oil center of Kirkuk. Their deaths brought to 522 the number of American service members who have died since the Iraq war began March 20.
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Baghdad: suicide bomber: 4 (?) Iraqis dead, 17 wounded
Excite News: "Suicide Bomber Kills Four in Baghdad | Jan 28, 8:26 AM (ET) | By SARAH EL DEEB
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide bomber driving a van disguised as an ambulance blew up his vehicle Wednesday in front of a hotel frequented by Westerners, witnesses and police said. Iraqi police reported four people were killed, but the U.S. command said only the driver died.
The blast at the Shaheen Hotel also injured 17 people, according to hospital officials. U.S. officials said the injured included one South African; hotel employees said initially he had been killed.
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The explosion gouged a huge crater in the street, shattered the ground floor of the three-story hotel and damaged at least three other buildings nearby.
At least 10 cars parked along the street were severely damaged, some reduced to mounds of twisted metal. The blast hurled remains of one car across the street, and other cars were set afire.
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The attacks underscore the precarious security situation in Baghdad nine months after the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. Wednesday's attack came a day after a United Nations team arrived in Baghdad to determine whether it is safe for the world body to send a mission here to study prospects for an early legislative election. ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A suicide bomber driving a van disguised as an ambulance blew up his vehicle Wednesday in front of a hotel frequented by Westerners, witnesses and police said. Iraqi police reported four people were killed, but the U.S. command said only the driver died.
The blast at the Shaheen Hotel also injured 17 people, according to hospital officials. U.S. officials said the injured included one South African; hotel employees said initially he had been killed.
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The explosion gouged a huge crater in the street, shattered the ground floor of the three-story hotel and damaged at least three other buildings nearby.
At least 10 cars parked along the street were severely damaged, some reduced to mounds of twisted metal. The blast hurled remains of one car across the street, and other cars were set afire.
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The attacks underscore the precarious security situation in Baghdad nine months after the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. Wednesday's attack came a day after a United Nations team arrived in Baghdad to determine whether it is safe for the world body to send a mission here to study prospects for an early legislative election. ...
Iskandariyah: roadside bombing: 3 US dead, 3 wounded
Excite News: "Iraq Bombings Kill 6 U.S. Soldiers | Jan 27, 10:02 PM (ET) | By HAMZA HENDAWI
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A bomb that exploded south of Baghdad killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded three others Tuesday night, hours after another bombing west of the capital killed three U.S. paratroopers and wounded one, the military said. In addition, two employees of Cable News Network died in a shooting south of Baghdad.
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The latest U.S. deaths occurred in a roadside bombing about 8 p.m. Tuesday near Iskandariyah, some 25 miles south of Baghdad, a military statement said.....
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A bomb that exploded south of Baghdad killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded three others Tuesday night, hours after another bombing west of the capital killed three U.S. paratroopers and wounded one, the military said. In addition, two employees of Cable News Network died in a shooting south of Baghdad.
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The latest U.S. deaths occurred in a roadside bombing about 8 p.m. Tuesday near Iskandariyah, some 25 miles south of Baghdad, a military statement said.....
Mahmoudiya: car attack: 2 Iraqi (CNN reporters) dead, 1 wounded
Excite News: "Two CNN Employees Killed in Iraq | Jan 27, 2:45 PM (ET)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two men working for CNN were shot and killed Tuesday by unidentified assailants outside Baghdad, the network said.
CNN said in a broadcast that the pair was returning from an assignment in a two-car convoy that came under attack. It identified the two men as translator-producer Duraid Isa Mohammed and driver Yasser Khatab, both Iraqi citizens.
A CNN cameraman in the second car was grazed in the head by a bullet but was safe, the network said. It said correspondent Michael Holmes was also in the car along with three other people but none of them were hurt.
The vehicles were traveling toward the Baghdad suburb of Mahmoudiya when a rust-colored Opel came up behind one car. A gunman, standing through the sunroof, opened fire at the convoy with an AK-47, the network said. ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two men working for CNN were shot and killed Tuesday by unidentified assailants outside Baghdad, the network said.
CNN said in a broadcast that the pair was returning from an assignment in a two-car convoy that came under attack. It identified the two men as translator-producer Duraid Isa Mohammed and driver Yasser Khatab, both Iraqi citizens.
A CNN cameraman in the second car was grazed in the head by a bullet but was safe, the network said. It said correspondent Michael Holmes was also in the car along with three other people but none of them were hurt.
The vehicles were traveling toward the Baghdad suburb of Mahmoudiya when a rust-colored Opel came up behind one car. A gunman, standing through the sunroof, opened fire at the convoy with an AK-47, the network said. ...
Tikrit: firefight: 3 Iraqi militants
Excite News: "Three Iraqi Guerrillas Killed in Raids | Jan 27, 8:43 AM (ET) | By PAUL GARWOOD
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - U.S. soldiers killed three members of a suspected guerrilla cell linked to the former Baathist regime during raids Tuesday in a central Iraqi town, the Army said.
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Soldiers from the U.S. 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment were conducting simultaneous raids on four Beiji locations when a firefight erupted at one site, Cargie said. There were no U.S. casualties....
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - U.S. soldiers killed three members of a suspected guerrilla cell linked to the former Baathist regime during raids Tuesday in a central Iraqi town, the Army said.
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Soldiers from the U.S. 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment were conducting simultaneous raids on four Beiji locations when a firefight erupted at one site, Cargie said. There were no U.S. casualties....
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Khaldiya: roadside bomb: 3 US dead
Excite - News: "Three U.S. Soldiers Killed West of Baghdad | Jan 27, 8:24 am ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three U.S. soldiers were killed and one wounded by a roadside bomb west of the Iraqi capital Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
'The last report I have is that three soldiers were killed and one wounded,' a U.S. spokesman said.
He said a roadside bomb had exploded in the town of Khaldiya at around 1 a.m. There are regular attacks on U.S. forces in the Khaldiya region, where resistance to the U.S. occupation of Iraq is strong. "
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three U.S. soldiers were killed and one wounded by a roadside bomb west of the Iraqi capital Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
'The last report I have is that three soldiers were killed and one wounded,' a U.S. spokesman said.
He said a roadside bomb had exploded in the town of Khaldiya at around 1 a.m. There are regular attacks on U.S. forces in the Khaldiya region, where resistance to the U.S. occupation of Iraq is strong. "
Sunday, January 25, 2004
Baiji: rocket-propelled grenade attack: 1 US dead
Excite - News: "U.S. Soldier Killed; U.N. Considers Return to Iraq | Jan 25, 12:28 pm ET | By Dean Yates
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Another American soldier died in Iraq Sunday after a series of attacks at the weekend, as U.N. security experts assessed whether the country is safe enough for its staff to return to help transfer power to Iraqis.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to announce on Monday or Tuesday that he will send a team to Iraq to study the feasibility of holding early elections. Two experts are already in Iraq to assess security.
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... The latest died Sunday from wounds sustained in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on his armored vehicle near Baiji, north of Baghdad, late Saturday. ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Another American soldier died in Iraq Sunday after a series of attacks at the weekend, as U.N. security experts assessed whether the country is safe enough for its staff to return to help transfer power to Iraqis.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to announce on Monday or Tuesday that he will send a team to Iraq to study the feasibility of holding early elections. Two experts are already in Iraq to assess security.
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... The latest died Sunday from wounds sustained in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on his armored vehicle near Baiji, north of Baghdad, late Saturday. ...
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Falluja: roadisde bomb: 2 US dead
Excite - News: "Iraq Blasts Kill Five U.S. Troops, Four Iraqis | Jan 24, 4:17 pm ET | By Dean Yates
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In another attack, near Falluja, 31 miles west of the Iraqi capital, two American soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded as their convoy passed. ...
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In another attack, near Falluja, 31 miles west of the Iraqi capital, two American soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded as their convoy passed. ...
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