3 U.S. soldiers are killed in Iraq attack

3 U.S. soldiers are killed in Iraq attack



BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 17 (UPI) -- Iraqi gunmen reportedly fired rocket propelled grenades at a U.S. patrol in a Baghdad suburb Saturday, killing three soldiers and wounding three others.

Witnesses said a Humvee vehicle was set on fire in the attack, which occurred in the Shiite-inhabited suburb of al-Kamalia, east of Baghdad. They said they saw the bodies of three American soldiers lying on the road with their faces covered by a sheet.

There was no comment from the coalition authority.

Also Saturday, three powerful explosions echoed throughout Baghdad, but there was no information about the targets or locations of the blasts.

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040417-082900-7059r.htm

Saturday, April 17, 2004 http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/
War News for April 16 - 17, 2004

Bring ‘em on: US troops ambushed in Baghdad, one Iraqi civilian wounded.

Bring ‘em on: Three US soldiers wounded in five-hour battle near Kufa.

Bring ‘em on: US troops under heavy mortar attack near al-Qaim.

Bring ‘em on: Car bomb in Baquba wounds one US soldier.

Bring ‘em on: Two Jordanians killed by US helicopter rocket fire near Ramadi.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqi policemen killed in Karbala.

Bring ‘em on: Eight Iraqis killed by mortar fire near Mosul.

Bring ‘em on: US Army convoy attacked near Kufa.

Bring ‘em on: One insurgent killed, one wounded planting roadside bomb near Kirkuk.

Bring ‘em on: Fifteen Iraqis killed, 20 wounded in continued fighting near Fallujah.

Bring ‘em on: Mortar attacks and explosions reported in Baghdad.

Bring ‘em on: Two Iraqis killed in fighting near Najaf.

Bring ‘em on: Insurgent attacks force US to close highways near Baghdad.

CENTCOM reports one US soldier died of a heart attack near Mosul.

Al-Sistani warns US not to attack Najaf.

Portugal considers withdrawing troops from Iraq.
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More US-trained Iraqi security forces defect to insurgency. “In Ramadi, U.S. troops gave two-way radios to Iraqi forces, not for communications, as they claimed, but so they'd know when their allies were phoning Marine positions to the enemy…Some in Iraq have done much more than refuse to fight alongside Americans. Nowhere has this been as evident as for the Marines in Ramadi and Fallujah. Among those killed by Marines in Fallujah were many wearing police equipment. In Ramadi, a Knight Ridder photographer with U.S. troops witnessed Iraqi police and soldiers among those who twice ambushed a Marine company, which killed 14 Marines in one week.”

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New Iraqi Air Force will not include combat aircraft. Well, that’s a relief.

Private security companies want more firepower, coalition protection.

Iraqi nuclear facilities remain unguarded, looting continues.



Dickhead gets court-martialed.

Captured US soldier shown on video.

Bulgaria can’t find enough volunteers for Iraq troop rotation. Time to extend those bastards!

CPA hasn’t issued a Weekly Reconstruction Status Report for the last two weeks. Gee, I wonder why?

Isn't Jordan on our side?

nt

I guess. It's just insanity.

(sarcasm off). nice report.. bookmarked!!

(who paid for that banner, anyway?), but I think "Bring 'em on" has been more damaging for the Bushies.

:kick:

another bad day.