Posted on 11/03/2003 6:04:13 AM PST by Brian S
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:39 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Leaflets seen in mosques in this tense Sunni Muslim region warned of new attacks using "modern and advanced methods" only days before insurgents brought down a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter, killing 16 and wounding 20 others.
The Sunday missile attack on the helicopter, carrying dozens of soldiers on their way home for leave, was the deadliest single strike against U.S. forces since the war began March 20.
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