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| Iraq | |
| US troops come under heavy attack but no casualties | |
| 2003-07-11 | |
BAGHDAD (AFP)-- US forces in Iraq were the target of several mortar and rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attacks in the last 24 hours. Troops came under RPG attack in Tikrit, the hometown of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein 175 km north of Baghdad, but no injuries were reported. There were three separate mortar attacks in Ramadi, 100 km west of Baghdad. No casualties were reported in these attacks either. A logistics base near Balad, some 75 km north of the capital, was hit by mortar fire, leaving a vehicle badly damaged. Meanwhile, a US soldier died in a non-combat incident in Balad. | |
| Posted by:Anonymous |
| #5 "Several" means less than what ? 100 ? 50 ? 20 ? rounds. I would guess that training exercises expend more ordnance than these "heavy attacks" Can you imagine veterans from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam being subjected to this "heavy attack" ? Would they have batted an eyelash ? |
| Posted by: Domingo 2003-7-11 10:50:45 AM |
| #4 How can it be "heavy attack" when there are no casualties? This is another anonymous posting. To liberal America-haters, a "heavy attack" is any engagement where the assailants are using anything heavier than pistols. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-7-11 9:04:53 AM |
| #3 No Ralph. You're not thinking like a reporter or an editor. You they must convey the dire nature of everything - the impending calamity. Iraq is |
| Posted by: Tokyo Taro 2003-7-11 3:39:30 AM |
| #2 How can it be "heavy attack" when there are no casualties? Wouldn't "ineffective attack" be a more appropriate description? |
| Posted by: Ralph 2003-7-11 2:40:48 AM |
| #1 Cyber Sarge.... "Oh my! They attackef us?" You got a lisp or something? |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-7-11 12:34:22 AM |