Insurgents Attack Iraqi Security Forces

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041117/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq


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South of Baghdad, a roadside bomb detonated Wednesday near an Iraqi National Guard convoy in the insurgent hotspot of Iskandariyah, killing two guardsmen and wounding three others, police and hospital officials said.


In the central city of Baqouba, insurgents attacked police headquarters with gunfire late Tuesday, then with a mortar attack Wednesday, though no casualties were reported, police said.


On Monday, U.S. troops and Iraqi forces fought insurgents in pitched battles that left at least 20 enemy fighters dead in the guerrilla hotspot of Baqouba. One Iraqi policeman and seven civilians were also killed. The Monday clashes left 15 others wounded, including four American 1st Infantry Division soldiers, the military said.


On Wednesday, a car bomb rammed into a civilian convoy along Baghdad's airport road, setting vehicles on fire, police said. American forces sealed off the area and helicopters were seen hovering overhead. It was unclear whether there were any casualties.

[teryang]

1. 91 american deaths this month

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041116/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_us_casualties&cid=542&ncid=1478

AP says this is the pentagon count although not all have been identified yet. Interesting that this figure is 9 more than reported by icasualties.org.