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Four U.S. Soldiers Wounded Tackling Iraq Hotspots
Sounds like we're getting serious about snuffing this stuff outBAGHDAD - U.S. troops have staged a series of raids to crack down on guerrilla fighters north of Baghdad, detaining 384 people and suffering four casualties from Iraqi resistance. A military spokesman said 30 of the Iraqis detained in the raids around the towns of Balad and Baquba Monday had been confirmed as supporters of Saddam Hussein. Twelve of those detained had tried to escape by boat down the Tigris river but were captured by U.S. military engineers in a patrol boat. nice try The spokesman said of the four wounded U.S. soldiers, three were evacuated to Germany for medical treatment and one later resumed active duty. Several U.S. soldiers have been killed or wounded in the last two weeks in ambushes concentrated in two main areas — to the west of Baghdad around Falluja and Ramadi, and to the north around Balad, Baquba and Tikrit, Saddam's home town. The U.S. military blames members of Saddam's Baath party for the attacks. It says the ambushes are not being centrally coordinated but are organized on a local level. that's why there's only one or two snuffies at a time The spokesman said while Baath party members were the main suspects, the military was not ruling out other groups, including Muslim militants. But many residents in the tense areas around Baghdad say local anger is fueled by U.S. troops frisking women and bursting into houses.
run away! run away! "The fleeing vehicles were located by an AH-64 Apache helicopter and a flash checkpoint was established which captured the remaining vehicles, detaining nine individuals and seizing anti-tank mines in their possession." should've let the hellfire welcome happen....must've wanted info The statement said U.S. soldiers were also fired on while traveling in a two-vehicle convoy at a traffic circle in the northern city of Mosul. One soldier was slightly wounded, and two men with AK-47 assault rifles were later arrested. In Baghdad, shots were fired from a crowd of around 300 people when U.S. troops detained looters at a warehouse believed to contain munitions, the military said. "Although the situation was volatile, there were no reported injuries," it said. keep up the good work boys and watch your backs Posted by: Frank G 2003-06-10 |
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