Code Pink receipts should get a big boost after O'Reilly's big wet kiss last night. But don't lose sight of Iran's hand in all this. CP's contributions, albeit bad, are a pittance compared to Iran.
Posted on 06/21/2007 6:26:44 AM PDT by bnelson44
BAQUBA, Iraq, June 20 — Fighting was heavy in parts of Baquba on Wednesday as American troops continued to squeeze a large section of the city in an effort to rid it of insurgents believed to be part of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia.
Soldiers moved block by block through the city, the capital of Diyala Province, clearing houses and removing roadside bombs. As they pressed in, American troops discovered a medical aid station for insurgents — another sign that the Qaeda fighters had prepared for an intense fight. The hospital, uncovered by troops from the Fifth Battalion, 20th Infantry, was equipped with oxygen tanks, defibrillators, generators and surgical equipment, as well as pieces of insurgent propaganda.
The American effort got off to a slow start in the morning when blowing sand precluded reconnaissance and medevac flights. But as the weather cleared, the soldiers advanced into the western section of the city. Soldiers said they had received useful tips from some residents on the location of buried bombs and booby-trapped houses. In the Mufrek neighborhood, several residents said they had been terrorized for months by Qaeda fighters, who commandeered houses to use as positions to shoot at American forces.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
U.S. military: 14 troops killed in Iraq By HAMID AHMED, Associated Press Writer
11 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military announced the deaths of 14 American troops, including five killed Thursday in a single roadside bombing that also killed four Iraqis in Baghdad.
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Elsewhere in Iraq, a suicide truck bomber struck the Sulaiman Bek city hall in a predominantly Sunni area in northern Iraq, killing at least 13 people and wounding 70, an Iraqi commander said.
The U.S. deaths raised to at least 3,545 the number of U.S. troops who have died since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The deadliest attack was a roadside bomb that struck a convoy in northeastern Baghdad on Thursday, killing five U.S. soldiers, three Iraqi civilians and one Iraqi interpreter, the military said.
A rocket-propelled grenade struck a vehicle in northern Baghdad about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, killing one soldier and wounding three others, another statement said.
Four other U.S. soldiers were killed and one was wounded Wednesday when their convoy was struck by a roadside bomb in a western neighborhood in the capital, the military said separately.
Southwest of Baghdad, two U.S. soldiers were killed and four were wounded Wednesday when explosions struck near their vehicle, according to a statement earlier in the day.
Two Marines also were killed Wednesday while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the military said.
I'm surprised the NYT didn't run "US Forces Shut Down Vital Health-Care Facility In Baquba" as the headline. Well, there's always Reuters...
Women and children hurt worst......
Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia is the old name for most of the area now called Iraq.
What does all this have to do with a battle in Baqubah?
Thailand?
I wonder how much of this equipment was supplied to the insurgents by Code Pink? They helped the bad guys out in similar fashion in Fallujah a couple of years ago.
Nothing. Leadpenny is from the MSM quagmire school of thought.
Oh, I don’t know.
What do casualties in Iraq have to do with the War in Iraq?
That’s a small “l” dipstick, and learn the ping rules.
Code Pink receipts should get a big boost after O'Reilly's big wet kiss last night. But don't lose sight of Iran's hand in all this. CP's contributions, albeit bad, are a pittance compared to Iran.
Level some buildings and tear up the earth, boys!!!!
guess I’ll start my sentences from now on with a lower case letter. good to see the Murtha wing of FR still alive and well.
The casulties are in a different place than the battle discussed here. Please take your political agenda someplace else.
Good to see the keyboard warrior in his hero mode.
I’d love to see all the medals you’ve pinned on your remf chest.
Did you get promoted to moderator?
Using the John Kerry card again huh? It’s been awhile since you unholstered that gem.
You’re incoherent.
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