Two more coalition troops, three Iraqis killed in spiral of violence

[kayell]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&e=1&u=/afp/iraq_us_sched_lead

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Two more soldiers of the US-led coalition and three Iraqis died as Iraq (news - web sites) plunged further into violence with attacks on US troops growing bolder and civilians increasingly caught in the crossfire.


A coalition soldier was killed and another wounded when an explosive device blew up in Baghdad on Tuesday, a military spokeswoman said, adding that the two were probably Americans.


If the soldier is confirmed to be American, the US combat toll will climb to 141 since May 1, when Washington declared major hostilities had ended.


The figures include the death on Monday of a soldier from the US 4th Infantry Division killed when an explosive device blew up in Tikrit, 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of Baghdad, a hotbed of anti-US violence.

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[deutsey]

1. Ah, progress...

:puke:

[UpInArms]

2. we must be doing really good

for the death toll to keep rising like this! /sarcasm stuck on

[Beetwasher]

3. Coalition Soldier?

IF the soldier is confirmed to be American?

Are they now going to start playing this game. Just identify casualties as coalition soldiers, so it appears as if it's not Americans dying? Only to quietly confirm later that it was an American?

[truthisfreedom]

4. spiral?

spiral of violence?

what's up with this new word spiral (always anti-bush?)

[LittleApple81]

5. Did you read in DU that US planes are extremely active in their base in

the UK? Ummmm...