Insurgents attack U.S. convoy, three civilians dead in battle

[NeoConsSuck]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-03-24-iraq_x.htm

BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents attacked a U.S. patrol in Fallujah early Wednesday and an ensuing battle left three civilians dead and three wounded, witnesses and a doctor said.

The fighting came hours after assailants shot at a van carrying police recruits south of Baghdad, killing nine, while gunmen killed two policemen in the north. The slayings were the latest to target police and other Iraqis who work with the U.S.-led occupation.

Associated Press Television News footage of the aftermath of the battle in the town of Fallujah, about 32 miles west of Baghdad, showed two civilian cars burned, blood stains on the ground and bullet holes in walls, as well as two wounded Iraqis being taken into a hospital.

"American troops came under attack while they were patrolling in the main street," Fallujah resident Ahmed Ali said.

[mitchtv]

1. why is the word 'collaborator' avoided,

pray tell?