Soldier, Iraqi police officer killed in Mosul

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Soldier, Iraqi police officer killed in Mosul
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Oct 7, 2008 6:22:45 EDT

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been fatally shot by an al-Qaida in Iraq extremist. An Iraqi policeman was also killed in the fighting.

The military says the fatalities occurred in the early hours of the morning Tuesday in the restive northern city of Mosul.

A military statement said U.S. and Iraqi security forces were called to a house that an al-Qaida in Iraq member had entered wearing a suicide vest. As they approached the house, they came under small-arms fire.

The military said the soldier’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_casualty_100708/%2e



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