Death Toll Up to 31 in Italy Base AttackThu, Nov 13, 2003
NASIRIYAH, Iraq - U.S. troops destroyed an empty dye factory in Baghdad and chased attackers who were seen firing mortars, while
the death toll from the suicide bombing at an Italian paramilitary base rose to 31. It was the deadliest attack against a U.S. ally since the occupation began.
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Lamb said details of the attack remained unclear because "all the people who were eyewitnesses, who were close to the event, are now dead," but he said, "this has all the hallmarks of a determined suicide attack."
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An Apache helicopter gunship discovered the van heading out of the city near the Abu Ghraib suburb and opened fire, killing two people inside, the statement said. Three occupants were wounded and five others were captured.<snip>
On Thursday, Brig. Gen. Mark Hertling said
several insurgents also were killed when Bradley fighting vehicles and paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division attacked a mortar crew.-------------------------------
US admits troops shot Iraqi mayor11 November, 2003
The US military has confirmed that one of its soldiers shot dead the mayor of a highly volatile Baghdad district.Mohannad Gazi al-Kaabi, who was appointed by the US authorities to run the largely Shia Muslim area of Sadr City in Baghdad, died on Sunday.He was shot during an altercation with US troops at the local council's compound.
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US troops clash with 'PKK rebels'Monday, 10 November, 2003
American troops have clashed with suspected Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq.
The US military confirmed that fire was exchanged between "unknown forces" and an Iraqi border patrol supported by US forces.
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A spokesman for the US 101st Airborne Division, based in Mosul, said the incident took place near Dahuk, about 10 miles (15 kilometres) from the Turkey-Iraq border.
One member of the Iraqi border patrol was killed, he said.
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US warns of more Iraq attacksMonday, 10 November, 2003
Spate of attacks
Troops from the US-led coalition have been attacked almost daily since large-scale hostilities ended.
The latest incident occurred on Sunday night, a day after
another US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. On Friday, a US Black Hawk helicopter was shot down near Tikrit, killing all six people on board.Last week
Poland, which heads a 9,000-strong multinational force across a large area of central and southern Iraq,
lost its first soldier in an attack on a military convoy.-------------------------------
Iraqi judge killed in US crossfire in Kirkuk: witnessTue Nov 4, 7:00 AM ET
KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) -
An Iraqi judge was killed in US crossfire Monday night in the northern city of Kirkuk, his cousin, who was injured in the incident."I was driving with my cousin sitting next to me. It was 11:00 pm (2000 GMT). I did notice that US soldiers were between the houses. They shot at the car and my cousin was killed and I was injured," said Attallah Khalaf, 35.
Judge Hussein Ahmed Shehab, 38, was killed by two bullets in the head and Khalaf was injured in the stomach and shoulders, according to Nawzat Mahmud, head surgeon at Kirkuk's general hospital.
The US soldiers were apparently lying in ambush for suspected attackers in one of the neighbourhoods of Kirkuk, 225 kilometres (140 miles) north of Baghdad, when they opened fire on the car, said Salam Ahmed, in charge of security at the hospital.
Another judge, who had created a judicial commission to probe former officials of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s ousted regime, was shot dead Monday by assailants in the central city of Najaf.-------------------------------
Bomb blast kills two US soldiers in Iraq as insurgents flex muscleSat Nov 8, 1:07 PM ET
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AFP) -
Two US soldiers died in Iraq when a bomb ripped their heavily armored Bradley personnel carrier, as insurgents escalated their attacks on the Americans.
As the latest deaths were announced, visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said the US administration was "sobered" by attacks against coalition troops in flashpoint areas of Iraq, a country he called "a war zone".
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The powerful bomb blast just outside the powderkeg town of Fallujah came only a day after a Blackhawk military helicopter crashed, as alarm grew that anti-US combatants were developing weaponry that could take down the US tanks and choppers.
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The first incident was on October 29 when an M1 Abrams tank was hit by a bomb, killing two crew members near the northeastern town of Balad.-------------------------------
Taliban fighters tangle with U.S.November 12, 2003
KABUL, Afghanistan — Just two days before the second anniversary of the ousting of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, clashes and a car-bomb blast yesterday came as stark reminders of the many problems still facing the country.
Dubai-based Al Arabiya television channel aired what was labeled footage of Taliban fighters clashing with U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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U.S. soldiers also killed one guerrilla in a clash in the remote Nuristan province Monday.<snip>
A 33-year-old Romanian sergeant in the 11,500-strong U.S.-led force in Afghanistan was killed in southern Afghanistan when his convoy came under fire near Spin Boldak, a border town where the Taliban is said to be active.
Another soldier was wounded.-------------------------------
Iraqis killed in Basra bombingWed 12 Nov 2003
AT LEAST four Iraqis were killed yesterday when a roadside bomb ripped through a bus in the southern city of Basra, in the latest deadly attack by anti-coalition forces.
A second bomb exploded outside a courthouse in Baghdad, injuring six Iraqis including two policemen.<snip>
A man who was planting the bomb was killed on the spot along with two other Iraqis, British forces who patrol the city said.
Another Iraqi died from his wounds and four others were injured, hospital officials said. Basra has enjoyed relative stability since British troops captured it during the invasion of Iraq and has seen fewer attacks than Baghdad or the Sunni Muslim heartland.
The bomb in Baghdad exploded outside the court of appeal and wounded six Iraqis, including two policemen, as US soldiers were bringing prisoners out of the building.
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taly Reels from Iraq Bombing; U.S. Soldier KilledThu November 13, 2003
The U.S. military said
an American soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad Wednesday. Another soldier was wounded when their Humvee vehicle was hit.-------------------------------
U.S. troops fire on farm truck near Fallujah, kill five Iraqi civiliansWednesday, November 12, 2003
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) -
U.S. troops opened fire on a truck carrying live chickens near the tense town of Fallujah, killing five civilians aboard the vehicle, including a father and his two sons, relatives said Wednesday.
The shooting took place at a roadblock Tuesday night, they said. Fallujah is the site of numerous anti-American attacks and U.S. soldiers in the area have been on high alert.
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On Wednesday, reporters saw U.S. troops delivering one body from an army ambulance to waiting families. In the morgue, reporters saw several bodies with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.
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This weekend,
U.S. jets dropped three 225-kilogram bombs near Fallujah after three U.S. paratroopers were wounded in an ambush.-------------------------------
U.S. troops defending hospital reportedly kill 6Nov. 12, 2003. 07:20 PM
BAGHDAD (AP) -
U.S. paratroopers killed six attackers and wounded four others in a shootout outside the hospital run by the Jordanian government near the city of Fallujah, the U.S. army's 82nd Airborne Division said today.
A division statement said troops came under automatic weapons fire Tuesday from a vehicle stopped near the hospital. As the soldiers returned fire, the attackers fled toward a second car but were stopped by the paratroopers, the statement said.
A third vehicle approached at high speed and did not slow when the paratroopers fired warning shots, the statement said. The soldiers fired on the vehicle, killing two people.
"Hostile forces then fired from a fourth vehicle at the U.S. troops, at which time the soldiers also engaged that automobile," the statement said, adding that the four who were wounded were evacuated for medical treatment.
The statement said four other people were killed, but gave no details.
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KIA Summary for Iraq:
6 US
1 Poland
18 Italy
30+ Iraq
1 Mayor Sadr City
1 Judge Kirkuk
1 Judge Najaf
4 Other
KIA Summary for Afghanistan:
1 Romania
1 Afghanistan
* This report is an attempt to document all deaths that are a result of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I will try to be as accurate as possible but duplicates and/or omissions may occur due to the volatile nature of the situation. I do appreciate any corrections or additions to this list.
Please fell free to copy and spread this info around. All kicks are appreciated.PBWY
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