1 killed, 11 wounded in attack on major U.S. base in Baghdad

[ProSense]

1 killed, 11 wounded in attack on major U.S. base in Baghdad

The Associated Press
Published: September 11, 2007

BAGHDAD: One "third-country national" was killed and 11 coalition soldiers were wounded in an indirect fire attack Tuesday on a major U.S. headquarters installation, the U.S. command said.

The attack occurred at the sprawling Camp Victory, which includes the headquarters of Multinational Corps-Iraq, which runs the ground war. The term "indirect fire" ordinarily refers to mortar or rocket fire.

The U.S. statement gave no further details. The term "third country national" means a non-American or non-Iraqi.

Most troops stationed at Camp Victory, located near Baghdad International Airport, are American but other coalition forces are based there too.

[cali]

1. How can that be?

Isn't violence in Iraq sharply down?

[snappyturtle]

2. Yeah! I just heard it on C-span!

:sarcasm:

[Spazito]

3. The media HAS to be mistaken.....

I distinctly heard from the top guys that the "surge" is working, Baghdad is all good, etc, etc, etc.


I mean NO disrespect for those who were injured and the one who was killed. I do, however, mean every bit of the disrespect I can muster for those "top guys" to whom I referred.

[Robbien]

4. So the International Tribune is reporting that is it?

Wonder if and when it will get any play at all in the US media.

[Marrah_G]

5. omg

My brother is there. At least he usually is. Maybe he is traveling today.

[endarkenment]

6. How dare the insurgents disrespect the good general like this?

So basically, going on five years, the freaking Baghdad Airport region is still not secure.

Can we leave now? Please?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Bob from Baghdad sent Randi an e-mail this morning about this...

not many details, other than he knows one of the injured guys (who is now being treated in Germany).