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GI is killed in ambush

The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 22, 2003

BAGHDAD A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an ambush along a dangerous road north of Baghdad in the so-called Sunni Triangle, the U.S. military reported.
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Farther to the north, a big gun battle broke out when U.S. soldiers surrounded a house in Mosul belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein, according to an Associated Press Television News cameraman at the scene.
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The soldier's death brought to 153 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since the start of war March 20 - six more than during the 1991 Gulf War.
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Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said the attackers had used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the assault staged along the road between Balad, 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, north of Baghdad, and Ramadi, 95 kilometers west of the capital.
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Both towns lie within the Sunni Triangle, so called because it is home to much of the remaining support for Saddam, who used his Ba'ath Party to oppress Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority.
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The military had no other details on the attack, many of which have recently been staged with remote-controlled roadside explosions.
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The APTN cameraman in Mosul, 450 kilometers north of Baghdad, said residents had told him that the Americans were at the house looking for Saddam's sons, Uday and Qusay. There was no way to confirm that report. The house belonged to a cousin of Saddam who is a key tribal leader. The U.S. military said it was checking the report.
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The United States has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to Saddam's capture. The rewards for Uday and Qusay are $15 million each.

< < Back to Start of Article BAGHDAD A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an ambush along a dangerous road north of Baghdad in the so-called Sunni Triangle, the U.S. military reported.
.
Farther to the north, a big gun battle broke out when U.S. soldiers surrounded a house in Mosul belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein, according to an Associated Press Television News cameraman at the scene.
.
The soldier's death brought to 153 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since the start of war March 20 - six more than during the 1991 Gulf War.
.
Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said the attackers had used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the assault staged along the road between Balad, 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, north of Baghdad, and Ramadi, 95 kilometers west of the capital.
.
Both towns lie within the Sunni Triangle, so called because it is home to much of the remaining support for Saddam, who used his Ba'ath Party to oppress Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority.
.
The military had no other details on the attack, many of which have recently been staged with remote-controlled roadside explosions.
.
The APTN cameraman in Mosul, 450 kilometers north of Baghdad, said residents had told him that the Americans were at the house looking for Saddam's sons, Uday and Qusay. There was no way to confirm that report. The house belonged to a cousin of Saddam who is a key tribal leader. The U.S. military said it was checking the report.
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The United States has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to Saddam's capture. The rewards for Uday and Qusay are $15 million each. BAGHDAD A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an ambush along a dangerous road north of Baghdad in the so-called Sunni Triangle, the U.S. military reported.
.
Farther to the north, a big gun battle broke out when U.S. soldiers surrounded a house in Mosul belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein, according to an Associated Press Television News cameraman at the scene.
.
The soldier's death brought to 153 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since the start of war March 20 - six more than during the 1991 Gulf War.
.
Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said the attackers had used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the assault staged along the road between Balad, 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, north of Baghdad, and Ramadi, 95 kilometers west of the capital.
.
Both towns lie within the Sunni Triangle, so called because it is home to much of the remaining support for Saddam, who used his Ba'ath Party to oppress Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority.
.
The military had no other details on the attack, many of which have recently been staged with remote-controlled roadside explosions.
.
The APTN cameraman in Mosul, 450 kilometers north of Baghdad, said residents had told him that the Americans were at the house looking for Saddam's sons, Uday and Qusay. There was no way to confirm that report. The house belonged to a cousin of Saddam who is a key tribal leader. The U.S. military said it was checking the report.
.
The United States has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to Saddam's capture. The rewards for Uday and Qusay are $15 million each. BAGHDAD A U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an ambush along a dangerous road north of Baghdad in the so-called Sunni Triangle, the U.S. military reported.
.
Farther to the north, a big gun battle broke out when U.S. soldiers surrounded a house in Mosul belonging to a cousin of Saddam Hussein, according to an Associated Press Television News cameraman at the scene.
.
The soldier's death brought to 153 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since the start of war March 20 - six more than during the 1991 Gulf War.
.
Central Command in Tampa, Florida, said the attackers had used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the assault staged along the road between Balad, 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, north of Baghdad, and Ramadi, 95 kilometers west of the capital.
.
Both towns lie within the Sunni Triangle, so called because it is home to much of the remaining support for Saddam, who used his Ba'ath Party to oppress Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority.
.
The military had no other details on the attack, many of which have recently been staged with remote-controlled roadside explosions.
.
The APTN cameraman in Mosul, 450 kilometers north of Baghdad, said residents had told him that the Americans were at the house looking for Saddam's sons, Uday and Qusay. There was no way to confirm that report. The house belonged to a cousin of Saddam who is a key tribal leader. The U.S. military said it was checking the report.
.
The United States has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to Saddam's capture. The rewards for Uday and Qusay are $15 million each.