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USA TodayIraqi police assisted gunmenPosted 6h 12m ago
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
A previously undisclosed Army investigation into an audacious
January attack in Karbala that killed five U.S. soldiers concludes
that Iraqi police working alongside American troops colluded with
insurgents.
The assault on the night of Jan. 20 stunned U.S. officials with
its planning and sophistication. A column of SUVs filled with
gunmen who posed as an American security team passed through
Iraqi police checkpoints at a provincial headquarters in the Shiite
holy city.
-snip-Within a few minutes, the attackers killed one American, wounded
three and abducted four. The captives were later found shot to
death; the gunmen escaped.
"(The American) defense hinged on a level of trust that … early
warning and defense would be provided by the Karbala Iraqi
police. This trust was violated," the report dated Feb. 27 says.
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