[saquin]

Also, some are saying "8 captured". It's actually 26 captured. 18 were wounded and presumably captured, and 8 were captured unhurt.

That also makes the size of the force (dead + wounded/captured + unhurt/captured) at least 72. Wow! And that doesn't count any who might have gotten away. That was one huge coordinated attack and that's somewhat worrisome. But... it's better that they attack our troops in this way (rather than roadside bombs) because when they fight us in the open like this, these are fights our guys will win.

[stlnative]

The US convoy that was attacked was transporting Money

[MEG33]

It was the draw of capturing the money that inspired the numbers,I believe.