Posted on 09/21/2003 6:39:45 AM PDT by PatrioticCowboy
Mortars Kill 2 U.S. Soldiers, Wound 13 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded in a mortar attack on a U.S.-run prison west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a military spokeswoman said on Sunday.
The death of the troops, from the 800th Military Police Brigade, brings to 78 the number of U.S. soldiers killed by hostile fire since major combat in Iraq was officially declared over on May 1 following the war that ousted Saddam Hussein.
Two mortar rounds struck the prison compound at 9:54 p.m. on Saturday evening, the spokeswoman said.
"There were two soldiers killed and 13 wounded," she said. "No detainees were injured."
Attackers also fired mortar rounds at the prison on August 17, killing six Iraqis and wounding 59.
Abu Ghraib was one of the largest and most notorious prisons in Iraq during Saddam's rule. U.S. forces now hold both common criminals and Iraqis suspected of guerrilla attacks against them at the jail.
Yea, uh, well, er, I knew that. ;-)
Then why haven't you bothered to post ANY positive stories of the good things our military is doing in Iraq?
As for other posts, I am a big advocate of RKBA issues.
RKBA is actually my forte.
Yea, I can see that from the immense number of 2nd Amendement posts you have made (1 or 2).
Sorry, I'm still not buying it.
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