Memorial Weekend Tragedies in Iraq -

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05/31/04 Reuters: Bomb kills two U.S.-led soldiers in Iraq
A large bomb has killed two soldiers of the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad, an army spokesman says.
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=520618§ion=news

05/31/04 AP: 2 British Civilians Killed by Roadside Bomb
two British civilians working for a security company died when a roadside bomb blew up their armored car near the coalition headquarters in Baghdad
http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=88216

05/31/04 Xinhuanet: Police officer killed in Kabul
A low-ranking police officer was killed as unidentified gunmen attacked his car in the capital citylast night, a spokesman of Interior Ministry said Monday.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-05/31/content_1500258.htm

05/31/04 DOD: Casualty Identified
Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez, 23, of Los Angeles, Calif., died May 29 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
http://www.defenselink.mil/cgi-bin/dlprint.cgi?http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040531-0841.html

05/31/04 AP: Roadside bombs wounds five policemen in Samawa
Roadside bombs also exploded in the southern city of Basra, where five policemen were injured, and in Samawa, where a U.S. convoy was targeted.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4151905,00.html

05/31/04 AP: Mortar Shell Hit Market In Samarra - 3 Iraqis KIlled
...attackers in Samarra, 75 miles northeast of Baghdad, threw three mortar shells into a market, killing three people and wounding four others, said Rashid Abdullah, a hospital official.
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031775786807&path=!nationworld&s=1037645509161

05/31/04 AP: Two US Soldiers Wounded Around Najaf
Two American soldiers were wounded in the clashes around the holy city, Najaf
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/8802295.htm

05/31/04 geo.tv: Japanese military convoy was attacked
A Japanese military convoy was attacked in southern city of Samawa, in which an army vehicle was destroyed; deaths of Japanese soldiers were also feared in the attack.
http://www.geo.tv/main_files/world.aspx?id=21076

05/31/04 Centcom: TASK FORCE OLYMPIA SOLDIER DIES OF WOUNDS
A Soldier assigned to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), under the operational control of Task Force Olympia, died May 30 from wounds following a mortar attack the previous day.
http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20040550.txt

05/31/04 iribnews: Gunmen kill senior Iraqi official
Gunmen shot and killed a senior official of a main Sunni Islamic party as he was driving home late on Sunday, the deputy head of the party said on Monday.
http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=205172

05/31/04 AP: Car bomb kills two, injures more than 20 in Baghdad
A car bomb exploded on Monday near the headquarters of the U.S.-run occupation authority in Baghdad, killing at least two people injuring more than 20. It was unclear if the bomb was a suicide attack
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=433599&contrassID=1&subContrassID=8&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

05/31/04 CJTF: Two Task Force 1st AD Soldiers Die in Separate Engagements
One Soldier was killed when his patrol was ambushed with small arms fire and the other was killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his tank during a patrol.
http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/May%202004/040531b.htm

05/31/04 Reuters: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Cleric's Stronghold
Insurgents have killed two U.S. soldiers in the Iraqi city of Kufa, where U.S.-led forces have been fighting the militia of rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the U.S. military said on Monday
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3622-2004May31.html

05/31/04 AP: Two Killed in Attack on Convoy in Baghdad
Assailants ambushed a convoy of Britons on a northern Baghdad highway on Sunday, killing one Iraqi security guard and a bystander, officials and witnesses said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3622-2004May31.html

05/31/04 CJTF: 1st AD Soldier Killed, Two Others Wounded in IED Attack
Three Task Force 1st Armored Division Soldiers were wounded at about 6:40 p.m. May 30 when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device south of Baghdad...one Soldier died from wounds sustained in the attack.
http://www.cjtf7.com/media-information/May%202004/040531a.htm

05/30/04 AP: Major Fighting Reported In Kufa, Najaf
Assailants ambushed a convoy of Westerners on Sunday on a northern Baghdad highway, killing at least two people and possibly abducting others, police and witnesses said. U.S. soldiers came under fire ...
http://www.nbc30.com/news/3363317/detail.html

05/30/04 Reuters: Gunmen Kill 2 Foreigners, Seize 3 in Baghdad
Gunmen attacked three civilian vehicles carrying foreigners in northwest Baghdad Sunday, killing two Westerners and seizing three others, witnesses and police at the scene said
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5295650

05/30/04 AP: Westerner Killed in Baghdad Attack on Three SUVs
Three sport utility vehicles were attacked Sunday evening in the Iraqi capital, and the body of at least one Westerner could be seen in the flaming wreckage.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2398-2004May30.html

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1. Well bush* should really be celebrating now.

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