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Reports are coming in of 7 Iraqi civilians being killed and 13 wounded when a mortar fell on a crowded square in Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad.
Police Lieutenant Abbas Khodeir could not say who fired the mortar.
Officials of Baqubah's general hospital said seven people died in the blast and they treated seven others who were wounded, including a 12-year-old boy.
Six other wounded people were taken to the Diyala hospital.
Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
If only the media would pull out, then our boys would stop dying.
Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
If only the media would pull out, then our boys would stop dying.
Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
If only the media would pull out, then our boys would stop dying.
Someone still hasn't figured out the meaning of that statement, i see.
CkG
Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
If only the media would pull out, then our boys would stop dying.
Someone still hasn't figured out the meaning of that statement, i see.
CkG
News media is killing our troops
Congressman returning from Iraq says the media is costing us lives
What is there to figure out? Ya see, the liberals in the media is killing our boys.... if the media pulled out obviously they would stop dying. Btw, those are from a democrat.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 26 ? One soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade was killed and two others were wounded during an ambush in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Friday.
The incident occurred about 11 p.m. Thursday when someone fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the soldiers' vehicle in the oil-producing city of Kirkuk, about 145 miles north of Baghdad. The names of the victims were withheld pending notification of relatives.
The death raised to 86 the number of U.S. soldiers killed by hostile fire since May 1, when President Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq.
Two hundred Americans have died in combat here since the United States launched military operations here on March 20.
Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Originally posted by: sMiLeYz
If only the media would pull out, then our boys would stop dying.
Someone still hasn't figured out the meaning of that statement, i see.
CkG
News media is killing our troops
Congressman returning from Iraq says the media is costing us lives
What is there to figure out? Ya see, the liberals in the media is killing our boys.... if the media pulled out obviously they would stop dying. Btw, those are from a democrat.
Yep - you still don't understand it. You see only that which you want to see. Black and white - isn't that what is constantly spewed around here?
CkG
Originally posted by: phillyTIM
Just look at the remarkable accomplishments the George W. Bush Regime has brought upon Iraq and it's citizens. A shock-and-awe invasion without a plan for security in the aftermath. How long has it been, over 6 months now of our occupation?
What a joke. And what a horrible killing machine has resulted because of this, that Bush has unleased upon the Iraqi people that grows worse by the day.
Let the Iraqi people show their unrest with rebellion against the infidels.
US troops have shot dead at least four Iraqi civilians on the outskirts of Falluja, a flashpoint town west of Baghdad, hospital officials say.
Two women were among the dead, the sources said.
Eight other Iraqis were wounded, four seriously, in the shooting, which happened at 2245 (1845 GMT), the AFP news agency reported.
The US troops opened fire on two civilian cars from a checkpoint across the road, the Arab TV channel al-Jazeera reported.
Falluja, 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Baghdad, is a stronghold of supporters of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
It has seen repeated clashes involving US troops.
Correspondents say anti-US resistance has been strong in Falluja since American troops killed 16 demonstrators there in April.
Rules of engagement
On 12 September US troops killed eight local security officers in Falluja.
The US military says its initial findings indicate that on that occasion the troops acted in line with their rules of engagement.
Iraqi policemen who survived the incident said the firing began as several Iraqi police vehicles approached a US checkpoint on the outskirts of Falluja.
The police, all members of the local US-trained force, were chasing a car carrying several wanted gunmen, they said.
The surviving policemen said they had begged the American soldiers to stop shooting, screaming in Arabic and English that they were police officers.
But the troops kept firing for between 30 minutes and an hour, they added.
A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the landmark Rashid Hotel in central Baghdad housing many US and occupation officials, causing slight damage and no casualties, officials said.
Military spokesmen said the RPG was fired about 6:40 am (0240 GMT) Saturday in the first such coordinated attack on the facility since Baghdad fell to invading US-led forces in April.
"There was an RPG attack against the Rashid Hotel," said a spokesman, who asked not to be named.
A spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority that runs Iraq said the rocket caused superficial damage to the 14-story building, which is under tight security and ringed with sand bags and barbed wire.
He said no casualties were reported.
"This is the first coordinated, intentional, targeted attack against the Rashid Hotel," said military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Gainer. Other minor incidents occurred there but no details were available.
The attack came two days after a small bomb at a hotel housing the Baghdad offices of the US television network NBC killed a maintenance man in the first such assault aimed at foreign journalists here.
The Rashid Hotel, built in 1983, used to house most of the foreign press, diplomats and many visiting Western businessmen before US-led forces invaded the country in March to oust Saddam Hussein.
A mosaic of former US president George Bush, who led the campaign that chased Iraqi troops out of Kuwait in 1991, used to adorn the floor at the entrance, bearing the legend "The Criminal."
But since the overthrow of Saddam in April, the picture is gone and the hotel houses officials of the occupying coalition. It stands next to the Baghdad convention center, where the military press offices are located.
Copyright AFP
No. 708-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Kyle G. Thomas, 23, of Topeka, Kan., was killed on Sept. 25, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq. Thomas was on patrol when an improvised explosive device exploded. He died of injuries sustained in the explosion.
Thomas was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Fort Ederle, Italy.
This incident is under investigation.
No. 709-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Lisa M. Andrews, 24, of Lenexa, Kan., died on Sept. 26, 2003, near Overland Park, Kan. Andrews was on leave from her unit when she was struck and killed by a civilian vehicle as she was walking across U.S. Highway 69.
Andrews was assigned to the 129th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in New Century, Kan.
This incident is under investigation.
28-09-2003, 16:49
Four U.S. soldiers were injured Sunday in two separate bomb attacks in Iraq, a military spokesman said.
Sergeant Mark Ingham said an attack with an "improvised explosive device" took place about 11:00 am (local time) in the town of Iskandariya, some 45 kilometers south of Baghdad.
The attack occurred on a stretch of road linking Baghdad with the Muslim Shiite holy city of Karbala. No other details were available.
The two wounded servicemen were taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Meanwhile, Ingham said another two soldiers were wounded at Taji, around 10 kilometers north of Baghdad, by an IED explosion at 9:45 am (local time) and were evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital for treatment. (Albawaba.com)
02:38:50 È.Ù
Iraq, Sept 28 - A US military convoy was struck by an explosion Sunday in the hotspot town of Fallujah, 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Baghdad, one witness said.
It was not known if anyone was wounded in the attack.
Selwan Adel Mohammad, 28, said the convoy consisted of five humvees and was targeted at 1:00 pm (0900 GMT) while travelling through the centre of the city.
One humvee was hit by the explosion. Debris from the vehicle was strewn along the road near where the attack took place.
No. 710-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Capt. Robert L. Lucero, 34, of Casper, Wyo., was killed on Sept. 25, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq. Lucero died and another soldier was injured when they were struck by an improvised explosive device.
Lucero was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division Rear Area Operation Center, U.S. Army National Guard, Casper, Wyo.
This incident is under investigation.
September 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-09-17C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ONE 4TH ID SOLDIER DIED, ONE INJURED IN BUILDING FIRE
One 4th Infantry Division soldier died and one was injured in a fire in an abandoned building in the Tikrit area at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Sep. 25.
The injured soldier was evacuated to the 21st Combat Support Hospital for treatment.
The soldiers? names are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
The incident is under investigation.
Just goes to prove that the best way of fighting a Superior force is to surrender and come back and fight a Guerilla war.Originally posted by: minibush1
Monday, 29 September, 2003
Iraqi official escapes assassination attempt
BOMBERS KILL US SOLDIER
At least 6 U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq attack
Reports say US forces suffer heavy casualties in clash west of Baghdad
U.S. troops battle Iraqi resistance
Iraqi child killed in US troop fire
September 29, 2003
Release Number: 03-09-18C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, ONE CIVILIAN INJURED DURING AN ATTACK NEAR AL HABBANIYAH
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier, attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, died of wounds received and one civilian was injured during an improvised explosive device, small arms, and rocket propelled grenade attack near Al Habbaniyah on Sept. 29.
The soldier was evacuated to 28th Combat Support Hospital where he later died.
The injured Iraqi civilian was evacuated to a nearby medical facility in Baghdad.
The soldier?s name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
This incident is under investigation.