Four US soldiers killed near Baghdad, Mosul

Four US soldiers killed near Baghdad, Mosul
22-07-2003, 10:53

Iraq's daily barrage of attacks killed four more American soldiers on Tuesday. In one incident, three U.S. soldiers were killed in an attack near the northern city of Mosul, Al Jazeera reported.

Elsewhere, a US soldier was killed and another injured on Tuesday in an ambush along a dangerous road in the "Sunni Triangle" north of the capital Baghdad, the US military reported.

The US Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said the attackers used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the attack staged along the road between Balad, some 80 kilometers north of Baghdad, and Ramadi, about 100 kilometers west of the capital, according to AP.

More: http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=254774&lang=e&dir=news

TYY

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hasn't been reported in U.S. media. BTW, isn't Mosul where Saddam's sons were killed?

I'm fairly certain that the three soldiers were killed in the same shootout that got Saddam's sons.

TYY

-other than this article? Are you familiar with the reliability of this linked site?

Will be interesting to see.

The tragedy continues despite one victory (the disposal of Saddam's sons).

"Several U.S. soldiers were reportedly killed in the fierce five-hour shootout with Iraqis inside the building, reported Al-Jazeera TV channel, suggesting as nine the number of American fatalities."

http://palestinechronicle.com/article.php?story=2003072219102953

TYY

n/t

3 US soldiers, 4 Iraqis killed, two of them were Saddam's sons 

Abu Dhabi TV

7/23/03: 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time

Abu Dhabi TV reported live from Mosul eyewitness accounts about a major US military operation targeting a house in the northern Iraqi city. 

Eyewitnesses said that US helicopters and soldiers attacked a house, killing four Iraqis there and arresting the owner, who is a head of a major Iraqi tribe.

It was believed that the two sons of the former Iraqi President, Udai and Quossai, were in the house. They were killed during the four-hour battle, in which 200 US soldiers participated, according to US sources.

http://www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2003%20News%20archives/July%20/22%20n/3%20US%20soldiers%20killed%20during%20the%20arrest%20or%20killing%20of%20the%20Saddam's%20sons%20in%20Mosul.htm

TYY

but a pittance for the families of the dead soldiers.. not a very good trade-off.

Frankly, I woulsn't mind if Q & U were still alive if it meant those 4 dead soldiers were as well..

sorry. the editor in me keeps coming out.


in any case, god what a f'ing mess.
this tragedy continues to grow.

:eyes:

I correct typos and usually miss more than I catch :silly:

Send a large military force into a sovereign country, launch an expensive bombing campaign that kills thousands, ignore those forced to serve in 110 degree heat...

If this happened. GODDAMNIT. FUCK YOU BUSH*. FUCK YOU

bush,shame,shame,shame on you and the blood thirsty congress that let you and your oily vice prick continue the blood letting.

Now that the sons are dead, the Iraqi's are finally going to stop shooting at our soldiers.

....in a five hour firefight with three men and a teenager?

A fight in which helicopter gunships were used??

Have they no shame?

no problem, the same number would have died anyway in training accidents. (sunday on faux)

what a tiny man, figuratively and literally. he looked like a little kid sitting there.