Helo makes emergency landing in Iraq
Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Monday, May 23, 2005
BAGHDAD — A U.S. military CH-47 Chinook helicopter was forced into an emergency landing early Sunday south of Samarra, military officials said, resulting in only minor injuries for those aboard.
Few details were available on the incident, but a military press release said an engine problem was to blame. No information was given on what unit the helicopter belonged to, how many were aboard, and what the injuries were to those hurt.
The 42nd Infantry Division send a quick reaction force to secure the landing site and did not encounter any enemy fire. An investigation is being conducted.
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By SITE Institute
May 23, 2005
The Islamic Army in Iraq posted three videos over the weekend showing the group’s latest attacks on American Forces in Iraq.
The first video, accompanied by a statement claiming responsibility for "firing…mortars on American forces at Abu Ghraib" on Sunday May 22, 2005. According to news reports, this attack occurred during "Operation Squeeze-Play", the largest joint US-Iraqi offensive operation yet to take place in Baghdad. During the offensive, centered on the Abu Ghraib neighborhood of Baghdad, almost 300 militants were detained overnight.
A second video shows a nighttime operation resulting in the destruction of “an America transport vehicle in Taji”;
Finally, the third video shows a dual roadside bombing of two separate Humvee vehicles near Latifa.
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