2 killed by attacker in Iraqi army uniform

[unhappycamper]

2 killed by attacker in Iraqi army uniform
By Kim Gamel - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Nov 26, 2008 6:49:52 EST

BAGHDAD — Two American servicemen were killed Tuesday after a gunman in an Iraqi army uniform opened fire while they were distributing humanitarian aid in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

It was the third such shooting in the Mosul area in less than a year purportedly involving Iraqi soldiers, raising concerns about infiltration of the Iraqi security forces in one of the most dangerous areas in Iraq.

The shooter opened fire from about 50-100 yards away and it was not immediately clear if he was an Iraqi soldier or an insurgent in disguise, a senior U.S. military official said.

The American servicemen and Iraqi soldiers were passing out blankets near Baaj, a mainly Sunni area near the Syrian border, about 75 miles southwest of Mosul, when the midday attack occurred, the official said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to release the information ahead of a formal announcement.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/11/ap_casualties_112508/%2e



uhc comment: To date four thousand two hundred seven soldiers have died in the invasion and occupation of Iraq --> http://icasualties.org/oif/

[geckosfeet]

1. The similarities to Viet Nam are,,, alarming.

How could this have happened.
:evilgrin: