BAGHDAD, Jan. 28, 2008
5 GIs Killed In Northern Iraq
U.S. Military Says Deaths Occurred In Roadside Bomb Blast Following Suicide Attack In Mosul
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Play CBS Video Video Iraq Gun Battle Caught On Tape Exclusive video obtained by CBS shows a gun battle between U.S. forces and insurgents in Mosul, an area described as having "no good areas, only degrees of bad." Mark Strassmann reports.
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U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment carry a local citizen injured in a booby-trapped house to a waiting medivac helicopter in Arab Jabour, south of Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. Three security volunteers were injured while working with U.S. troops in Beijia village, a former al Qaeda stronghold. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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U.S. Army Capt. Neil Hollenbeck, center, commander of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, addresses a town hall meeting in Beijia village in Arab Jabour, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008. Seven days after Alpha Company arrived in the village, which had become an al-Qaida safe haven, residents have begun to return to their homes and nearly 150 men have volunteered to be Concerned Local Citizens. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Iraqi men line up at an U.S.-Iraqi Army base to submit their papers to join the Iraqi Police Force in Doha, a suburb of Baghdad, Jan. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Lo Sai Hung)
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U.S. Army helicopters take off after delivering supplies to soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment as they occupy a house in Arab Jabour during Operation Coliseum south of Baghdad, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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The military did not provide more details, but the attack occurred days after a massive house explosion followed by a suicide attack left some 40 people dead in the provincial capital of Mosul.
The blasts on Wednesday and Thursday have drawn attention to the security situation in Mosul, which U.S. commanders describe as the last major urban center with a significant al Qaeda presence since the terror network has been driven from its strongholds in the capital and Anbar province.
Iraqi army reinforcements moved Sunday into positions near the city, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad, ahead of a planned offensive announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The U.S. military, which a military spokesman said earlier this month was the last urban safe haven for al Qaeda-led insurgents, has said Iraqi security forces will take the lead in Mosul - a major test of Washington's plan to, at an undetermined date, shrink the American force and leave it as backup for Iraqi security forces.
Two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate bombings in Baghdad, the military said Sunday.
One Multi-National Division - Baghdad soldier died Sunday after the soldier's vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in northeastern Baghdad, according to a statement.
Another soldier was killed Saturday by a bomb during a foot patrol near Kazimiyah, a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in northern Baghdad, the military said separately.
Identities were not released pending notification of relatives.
The deaths raised to at least 3,934 members of the U.S. military who have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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- First I want to say I am sorry for all American families for there lost.
Iam Iraqi from Mosul city, and I think that the Iraqies dose not deserve a small droop of any american blood because this city people are evel in the inside, and if "Al Qaida" will not find someone who is sempathic with it then it will not lst for thistime in the city.dont you think that?
and people of Mosul are just bung of fools and Islam is there way to live not only a relgion, and they like kiling even any one who dont agree thier point of view.
at last all I will say is that 90% of thiem are bad peopel and it is hard for thiem to undrstand what America offer theim "democracy","freedom","new live".
Thank you. Robert. - Reply to this comment
- So, what''s new ??? The soldiers who carried the 5 caskets said, Bush should be there to see what he''s doing to 18 year olds & their families.
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- Fred Thompson retired back to acting. He already has signed a contract for a part on ER next year. He plays a comatose patient.
Regards,
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 10:48 PM : Jan 28, 2008
Wow - not too much of a step out of character for him... - Reply to this comment
Just to put things in perspective...
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, in the year 2005 alone:
- 43,433 people in the United States were killed in traffic fatalities...
- A drunk driver (somebody with a illegal blood alchohol limit) was involved in 12,495 of those fatalities.
So 12,495 people in the United States were killed within the borders of this country by drunks in just one year. That''s over a thousand people killed per month.
What was so special about the year 2005 for intoxicated drivers?
Nothing, absolutely nothing.
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- (CBS/AP) A roadside bomb killed five American soldiers Monday in Iraq''s northern Ninevah province, the U.S. military said.
The military did not provide more details, but the attack occurred days after a massive house explosion followed by a suicide attack left some 40 people dead in the provincial capital of Mosul.
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The Bushman was proud of his achievements in Iraq. He said so again in his state of the union drivel. - Reply to this comment
- I just read the headline. I see they buried the other 3 deaths in the story. They''ve been doing the old "bury the bad news" bit for the last couple months. Lately, the Associated Press usually reports American deaths in the "other developments" section or last paragraph. Months ago, reporting of soldier''s deaths was very prominent. Do you maybe think that the U.S. government is exerting some influence over the press? Yup, I think so too. Just like they did in the original Gulf War.
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- ontheleft,,,, 8, But who''s counting
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- Five more senseless, unnecessary and completely preventable deaths at the hands of the greatest killer since Adolf Hitler: George Bush. 1 million deaths in Iraq and counting.
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- There is Good News ----- Looks like Giuliani is out of the race
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- udderdogus,,,, Enlist & fight coward
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