US Military: 5 Soldiers Killed in Iraq

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

US Military: 5 Soldiers Killed in Iraq

Tuesday November 6, 2007 11:46 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) - Five American soldiers were killed
in two separate roadside bomb attacks in Iraq, a
U.S. military spokesman said Tuesday.

The soldiers died Monday, said Rear Adm. Gregory
Smith, director of the Multi-National Force-Iraq's
communications division.

“We lost five soldiers yesterday in two unfortunate
incidents, both involving IEDs,” Smith told reporters
in Baghdad's heavily-guarded Green Zone.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7053810,00.html

[Massachusetts]

1. RIP Troops

I thought I heard the shills say we had "turned the corner"

FUBAR!

[saigon68]

6. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

HE'S BACK !!!!!

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2. November 2007 - Iraq Coalition Casualty Count = Total 3,854

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject November 2007 - Iraq Coalition Casualty Count = Total 3,854
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2214718#2214718
2214718, November 2007 - Iraq Coalition Casualty Count = Total 3,854
Posted by Breeze54 on Tue Nov-06-07 07:01 AM

Iraq Coalition Casualty Count

http://icasualties.org/oif /

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: - 3849

Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation: - 5

Total - 3854


DoD Confirmation List

http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=11-2007

05-Nov-2007 5 | US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Not reported yet Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

03-Nov-2007 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Private 1st Class Dwane A. Covert Jr. Al Sahra - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - explosion

02-Nov-2007 1 | US: 0 | UK: 0 | Other: 1
POL Plutonowy Andrzej Filipek Diwaniyah (near) - Qadisiyah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack



01-Nov-2007 4 | US: 4 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US 2nd Lieutenant Tracy Lynn Alger Shubayshen - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Master Sergent Thomas A. Crowell Balad (near Balad Air Base) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Staff Sergeant David A. Wieger Balad (near Balad Air Base) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Nathan J. Schuldheiss Balad (near Balad Air Base) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

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3. Topic subject 22 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Iraq

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject 22 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Iraq
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3055470#3055470
3055470, 22 Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Iraq
Posted by Hissyspit on Tue Nov-06-07 04:33 AM

Source: Associated Press

22 bodies found in mass grave in Iraq
By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD - Iraqi soldiers discovered 22 bodies in a mass grave northwest of the capital, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The bodies were found Saturday during a joint operation with U.S. forces in the Lake Tharthar area, the military said in a statement.

Iraqi police last month reported finding 25 bullet-riddled bodies, some decapitated, in a mass grave in Nadhum village, close to Lake Tharthar. At the time, police said it appeared the victims had died within the past three months.

But an Anbar provincial police official, Col. Jubair Rashid Naief, said Tuesday that he believed these were not the same bodies and that this was a second mass grave found in the area in less than a month.

Naief said the bodies were found in a drainage canal, and that some of the victims were wearing heavy clothes — indicating they may have been killed last winter. After the discovery, U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an operation Sunday, including ground raids and air assaults targeting al-Qaida in the area, the U.S. statement said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

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4. Topic subject 2007 is deadliest year for US in Iraq

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject 2007 is deadliest year for US in Iraq
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3055540#3055540
3055540, 2007 is deadliest year for US in Iraq
Posted by rodeodance on Tue Nov-06-07 06:42 AM

Source: ap

2007 is deadliest year for US in Iraq

By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer 18 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the deaths of five more soldiers, making 2007 the deadliest year of the war for U.S. troops, according to an Associated Press count.

Five U.S. soldiers were killed Monday in two separate roadside bomb attacks, said Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, director of the Multi-National Force-Iraq's communications division.

"We lost five soldiers yesterday in two unfortunate incidents, both involving IEDs," Smith told reporters in Baghdad's heavily-guarded Green Zone.

At least 852 American military personnel have died in Iraq so far this year — the highest annual toll since the war began in March 2003, according to AP figures. Some 850 troops died in 2004.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq ;_ylt=AnscFxhdrdadOJtDGvLOjEms0NUE

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5. Topic subject 'Mass grave' uncovered in Iraq

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject 'Mass grave' uncovered in Iraq
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2214925#2214925
2214925, 'Mass grave' uncovered in Iraq
Posted by NNN0LHI on Tue Nov-06-07 08:00 AM

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/06/iraq.main /

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. and Iraqi troops found 22 corpses in Iraq's Lake Tharthar region, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

The Iraqi Army and local security forces "are investigating the mass grave to determine the identities of the deceased and the causes of death for notification of their families." snip

U.S. and Iraqi troops have been conducting an operation in the same region since Sunday to target al Qaeda in Iraq.

[Eugene]

7. One more: MNF-W forces attacked

Source: MNF Iraq

RELEASE No. 20071106-07
November 6, 2007

MNF-W forces attacked
Multi National Force – West PAO

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – A U.S. Soldier assigned to Multi
National Force-West was killed Nov. 5 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar Province.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending
notification of next of kin and release by the Department
of Defense.

Read more: http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15088&Itemid=21

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Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Nov 6
06 Nov 2007 15:29:23 GMT
Source: Reuters


Nov 6 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq
at 1500 GMT on Tuesday.

* denotes new or updated items.

* BAIJI - Five U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate roadside
bomb attacks on Monday near the oil-refining city of Baiji, 180 km
(110 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Four of them
died when a bomb exploded near their vehicle.

* ANBAR - One U.S. soldier was killed during combat operations in
western Anbar province on Monday, the U.S. military said.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06585854.htm