U.S. Army: Five coalition soldiers killed in bomb attack west of Baghdad

haaretz.com ^ | March 31, 2004

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U.S. Army: Five coalition soldiers killed in bomb attack west of Baghdad

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[GeronL]

west of Baghdad. Let me guess. Near Fallujah?

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Five Soldiers Killed in Iraq Bomb Attack-U.S. Army

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five coalition soldiers were killed in a bomb attack on Wednesday as they were driving west of Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said.

He said the soldiers were driving in one car in al-Anbar province. He could not immediately confirm the nationalities of the soldiers.

[MEG33]

May God give comfort to those who loved them.I thank them for serving in Iraq.

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Five Coalition Soldiers Killed in Iraq Attack

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five soldiers of the U.S.-led occupation force in Iraq were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb west of Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said.

The spokesman declined to say what nationality the soldiers were, but the vast majority of troops operating in the al-Anbar province west of Baghdad are U.S. Marines.

More than 400 U.S. soldiers have been killed in action in the year since U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein.

One of the favored methods used by insurgents to attack U.S. and other forces are so-called improvised explosive devices -- explosive charges hidden inside soft drink cans, bags or dead animal carcasses and wired to a simple detonator.

The al-Anbar province, which includes the restive "Sunni triangle" towns of Falluja and Ramadi, have been a focus of anti-American attacks in the past year.

In a separate incident also west of Baghdad, insurgents attacked two cars and set them on fire, burning several passengers and dragging one body outside, dancing around it and making the victory sign, witnesses said.

They said the cars were four-wheel drives, similar to those used by members of the U.S.-led occupation authorities in Iraq. One witness said insurgents in the town of Falluja shot at the vehicles with small arms.

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[GeronL]

ABC Radio News said there were people celebrating and dancing around the vehicle and dragging a body around... they didn't know whose body.

[zarf]

When is the shi#thole Fallujah going to be cordoned off and leveled?

[GeronL]

good question.

[zarf]

I do not understand why the celebrators are not summarily shot dead. It's ridiculous that this is tolerated.

Arabs are monkeys that learn by repeated example.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

It is time to show the iron fist!

[GeronL]

build a wall around Fallujah

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APNewsAlert

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb kills five U.S. soldiers west of Baghdad, U.S. military says.

[GeronL]

Not offensive enough. We need to show them an Iron Boot, and the bottom of it too. Which they find an insult.

[Travis McGee]

When reaction forces arrive and find locals dancing over our fallen soldiers' bodies, they should machine gun them on the spot. If snipers get in ranger first, samp SOP. Wipe out the death-dancers.

[Musket]

Dang you guys are fast! Here's the Fox link.

[GeronL]

So, now we know they were US soldiers?

Why is Fallujah still existing?

[GeronL]

Why is Fallujah still existing?

why is my english so bad?

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A bomb kills five U.S. soldiers west of Baghdad, U.S. military says

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A bomb exploded under a U.S. military vehicle west of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing five soldiers, the military said.

The explosive device was on a road in Anbar province and blew up when the vehicle ran over it, U.S. Army Col. Jill Morgenthaler said.

Witnesses said the attack occurred in the city of Fallujah, a hotbed of rebel activity.

[sheik yerbouty]

Fallujah should be razed, so as to be instructive, and the "Meals and Wheels" policy in Iraq should be changed to "No soup for you!"