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Two US soldiers and two journalists killed in rocket attack south of Baghdad
Agence France-Presse | April 7, 2003

Posted on 04/07/2003 9:52:23 AM PDT by HAL9000

SADDAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AFP) - Two US soldiers and two journalists were killed in an Iraqi rocket attack earlier Monday on a US military army position south of Baghdad, a US army major said.

"Right now for KIA (killed in action)," Major Mike Birmingham told reporters on the ground.

"Fifteen WIA (wounded in action) of which two are critical. Of KIA, two are soldiers, two are reporters," Birmingham said without disclosing their nationalities or affiliation.

Birmingham, spokesman for the 3rd Infantry Division, would not give a breakdown for the 15 wounded.

"A rocket hit near 2nd Brigade combat team's tactical operations centre," Birmingham had said earlier in the day.

Most of the 2nd Brigade is currently conducting operations within Baghdad, where it was involved on Monday in the seizure of three Iraqi presidental palaces, including President Saddam Hussein's main official residence in the heart of the city.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 3rdid; baghdad; bia; casualties; embeddedreport; iraq; iraqifreedom; kia; killed; saddamhussein; warlist
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To: cyn; HAL9000; capydick; Amelia; LTCJ
Sorry for the delay in replying. We just rapped up a nice "diversionary" evening with our friend.

Thanks for the prayers. She had just talked with her father-in-law who had managed to get some footage through the Pentagon which showed her husband safe and sound - praise God!

She - and the rest of us - are still concerned for the others involved, so please continue to pray.

21 posted on 04/07/2003 6:54:04 PM PDT by LTCJ
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To: LTCJ
"footage through the Pentagon" -- wow...amazing! very glad to hear that, thanks for reply. I'm sure the 3rd must be getting some much needed rest right now, but I'm not seeing anything anywhere about what happened in this attack...why not?
22 posted on 04/07/2003 7:13:09 PM PDT by cyn
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To: HAL9000
this is being mentioned now on foxnews by Greg Kelley -- apparently hit by rpg.
23 posted on 04/07/2003 8:57:35 PM PDT by cyn
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correction -- that was a different pair of soldiers of 2nd brigade, 'trying to secure a road' says Greg.
24 posted on 04/07/2003 9:24:59 PM PDT by cyn
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/887002/posts --
CNBC Anchor Says Missile Hits Coalition Command And Control Center In Iraq (posted 4:29 PDT 4/7/3) -- it is noted that news is sketchy and confusing; hard to separate incidents and corresponding losses.
25 posted on 04/07/2003 9:30:59 PM PDT by cyn
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To: cyn
I'm not seeing anything anywhere about what happened in this attack...why not?

I wish I could tell you. This whole incident has really brought home to me how superficial the reporting really is dispite the massive amount of it. A large part of what we are seeing is being feed forward as eye and ear candy. If something "better" comes along there is very little follow-up.

At any rate, thanks for the prayers for our friend. Please continue to pray for those men and families still concerned.

26 posted on 04/08/2003 4:33:29 AM PDT by LTCJ
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