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Early this morning a U.S Army helicopter crashed just north of Baghdad, killing all 14 soldiers onboard. And at the same time, a suicide truck bomber in the northern city of Baiji killed at least 20 people outside a police station.
The reason why the helicopter crashed is still a bit unknown, but a statement from the U.S military said initial evidence indicates that the Blackhawk helicopter experienced mechanical failure and did not come under enemy fire.
Two helicopters were conducting a night operation when one of then went down. To keep the dangers of roadside bombers at a minimum, helicopters are often used to transport soldiers, but sadly, this time everything did not go as planed.
Since the conflict in Iraq started 63 helicopters have gone down, including 36 struck by enemy fire. Over January and February of this year seven military helicopters and one carrying private security contractors were taken down by insurgent fire, killing a total of 28 people. The incidents prompted the military to re-evaluate flight plans and tactics used to prevent anti-aircraft fire.
Today’s helicopter crash, is the deadliest U.S helicopter crash in Iraq since 31 soldiers where killed when their Super Stallion went down in January 2005.