US soldier killed in Baghdad bomb attack

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, where American and Iraqi forces are fighting Shiite militiamen, the US military said on Wednesday.

A statement said the soldier was killed on Tuesday "while conducting operations" but gave no further details.

The latest death brings to 10 the number of US soldiers killed in the capital since heavy fighting broke out on Sunday, mainly in Sadr City, the eastern Baghdad stronghold of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

The soldiers have been killed variously by rockets, roadside bombs, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080409/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestustoll_080409131505

[Botany]

1. So 5 years after we "captured" Baghdad we still don't control it?

Betya Gen. Petraeus tells of progress to Congress today.

[shaniqua6392]

2. Thanks for letting us know about this.

Ten soldiers since Sunday. How absolutely tragic.

[GodlessBiker]

3. My condolences go to the soldier's family, and my disgust goes to the people who sent him there.

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[bemildred]

5. The iraqis seem to be able to rocket/mortar the Green Zone with impunity now.

They have either figured out how to avoid counterfire or there is no counterfire. The place seems to be shelled daily now. That was not always the case.

[TheLastMohican]

12. There are some 5-year old veterans out there

also battle-proven and hardened.
And somewhere among them are former Iraq army artillery officers with extensive knowledge how to mortar any position. Stupid move that was totally disbanding the Iraqi Army, today it is too late already.

[sabra]

6. Roadside bomb kills 3rd U.S. serviceman in Baghdad

Source: Voice of Iraq

Baghdad, Apr 9, (VOI) - The U.S. army said a third serviceman was killed in a roadside bomb in Baghdad on Wednesday as Iraq marked the fifth anniversary of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.

"A Multi-National Division – Center soldier was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack while conducting operations east of Baghdad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 8," said a U.S. military statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI).

The killing of the soldier puts the death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq at 4027 since the start of military operations in March of 2003.

Read more: http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/english/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=75876&NrIssue=2&NrSection=1

[w8liftinglady]

7. recommending because so many have forgotten these guys...

edit:not DU,but the general population

[Bonobo]

8. What's the number at now?

[sabra]

9. 4027 :-(

[DS1]

10. couple more commas in the books can't hurt

/Bush

[Bonobo]

11. Yeah, how long ago was that comma? What were we at then? 2,000?