Iraq - One American soldier killed and three wounded in RPG attack

AFP via Babelfish translation ^ | August 2, 2003

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An American soldier killed and three wounded in an attack with the RPG

An American soldier was killed and three other were wounded Friday evening when their convoy was attacked with the rocket anti-tank device (RPG), to the north of Baghdad, indicated to Saturday a spokesman of the American army.

"A soldier pertaining to the 4th division of infantry was killed and three others were wounded local Friday with approximately 22H30 (18H30 GMT) when their convoy was the target of an attack with the RPG in the south of Shumayat ", between Balad and Tikrit, in the north of Baghdad.

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U.S. soldier killed in Iraq ambush

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier has been killed and three wounded overnight in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on their convoy north of Baghdad, the U.S. military says.

The attack on the 4th Infantry Division convoy brings to 53 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile action in Iraq since U.S. President George W. Bush declared major combat over on May 1.

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[silverdog]

I know that the media are only interested in flogging American policy when they report these KIA/WIA figures. In the interest of fairness, is there a way to find out how many Iraquis got shot during/following these attacks? I assume that our guys shoot back when attacked, after all. They're not just sacrifical goats.

[b4its2late]

No way will these media folks be fair. They'll only start reporting Iraqi casualties on a regular basis when our numbers start to drop, and then they'll say that our troops are slaughtering innocent Iraqis.

They are sickening!

[ohioWfan]

The attack on the 4th Infantry Division convoy brings to 53 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in hostile action in Iraq since U.S. President George W. Bush declared major combat over on May 1.

Not very subtle about what they're trying to do, are they?

[mystery-ak]

According to my hubby, when these attacks happen, we send out squads to hunt them down and kill them...he tells me they have been pretty successfull.

[dts32041]

Hey you here the found a naked dead body killed by asualt in chicago today yesterday.

Chicago has a count of six hundred murders this year (daley in paradise), wonder why I don't hear about that drumed into the head every day.

Since May 1st when President bush declare an end to major combat operations 75 people have been killed in chicago.

Death count, when when we poull out our forces fromt he quagmire in chicago, and let them wallow in their own stink?

We most pull out so they can rule themselves causde they don't want us there.