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US soldier killed in Iraq rocket attack BAGHDAD (AFP) - One US soldier was killed when his unit on patrol in Baghdad was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). BAGHDAD (AFP) - One US soldier was killed when his unit on patrol in Baghdad was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). US military spokesman Anthony Reinoso said the soldier from the 1st Armoured Division was fatally wounded in the attack at 1:10 am (2110 GMT Sunday). "He was evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital and subsequently died," Reinoso said MOnday. He added that the name of the soldier had...

Guerillas Kill U.S. Soldier in Baghdad By Patrick Quinn AP News Sep 15, 2003 TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - Guerrillas killed a U.S. soldier in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in central Baghdad on Monday, and American forces arrested five men suspected of helping finance insurgents during raids on homes in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit. The 1st Armored Division soldier died of his wounds early Monday in a military field hospital, the military reported. He was the 156th U.S. soldier to die in Iraq since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1. In heavy fighting before...

BAGHDAD, Sept. 13 — Three U.S. soldiers were wounded in a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday night, the U.S. military said.        ''There was an RPG attack in Mosul and right now there are three US casualties, all wounded,'' a military spokesman told Reuters. He did not give other details.        

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 August 29, 2003Release Number: 03-08-59 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONE 4TH ID SOLDIER KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN ATTACK BAGHDAD,Iraq - One 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed and three were wounded in a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire attack 1 km north of As Suaydat at approximately 9:15 a.m. today. The wounded soldiers were taken to the 21st Combat Support Hospital for treatment. The soldiers’ names are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin. For further information contact the CJTF-7 Coalition...

U.S. Soldiers Fire Into Baghdad Crowd 56 minutes ago By TAREK AL-ISSAWI, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. soldiers shot into a crowd of thousands of demonstrators in a Baghdad slum on Wednesday, killing one civilian and wounding four after a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at them, the military said. North of Baghdad, guerrillas killed two American troops. In Sadr City, a Shiite Muslim slum, about 3,000 demonstrators gathered around a telecommunications tower where they said American forces in a helicopter tried to tear down an Islamic banner. U.S. military spokesman Sgt. Danny Martin said it was apparently blown...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A rocket-propelled grenade was fired Thursday into the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad, and one man was seen carried away on a stretcher. It was unclear who was behind the late morning attack, but tensions between the neighboring countries have been high due to Jordan's support for the U.S.-led war on Iraq. Authorities pushed onlookers away from the embassy, fearing there might be a second attack, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene. While Jordan is a major entry point into Iraq and remains a large trading partner, many Iraqis are resentful that Jordan...

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...

09:22 Three U.S. soldiers killed in attack in Northern Iraq

U.S. Army Under Mortar, Grenade Attacks in Iraq BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Guerrillas in Iraq (news - web sites) fired mortars or rocket-propelled grenades at U.S. occupation forces overnight in four towns, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. A U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday three mortar attacks took place in Ramadi. Rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the U.S. 4th Infantry Division in Tikrit, the home town of former president Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). A mortar was launched at a U.S. logistics base near Balad, the spokesman said. Gunmen have recently resorted to heavier weapons in...

Fox News reporting another RPG attack on Americans. One killed and two injured. Being broadcast now.

The press is trumpeting the "failure" of the recent weapons 'Turn-In' program in Iraq. A few missing points:   We aren't disarming the Iraqis, as some irresponsible reporters are claiming - small arms are fine, RPGs and Seersucker missiles aren't.   The press didn't bother to report our 70 + days of successes following the liberation of Baghdad - of confiscating so much ammo one wrong flare could have blown holes in Baghdad big enough to hold the press corps and their egos.   How many weapons did we take in in Iraq in just 5 days last week?   From CENTCOM's DAILY police logs:   COALITION AND IRAQI...

BAGHDAD, Iraq, (Reuters) - U.S. troops killed 27 Iraqis who they said ambushed a tank patrol Friday, after killing at least 70 at a guerrilla camp the day before, in the bloodiest clashes since major combat was declared over. The U.S. military has launched two big operations west and north of Baghdad this week to try to root out what it says are diehard Saddam Hussein loyalists behind a recent spate of attacks on American troops in mainly Sunni Muslim areas. A U.S. statement said an organized group of fighters had fired rocket-propelled grenades at a 4th Infantry Division tank...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two U.S. soldiers and two unidentified attackers were killed and nine other American troops were wounded in a firefight Tuesday in the troubled town of Fallujah, a hotbed of support for Saddam Hussein's fallen Baath Party, the U.S. military said. Six Iraqis were captured and were being interrogated Tuesday afternoon, said Maj. Randy Martin, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's V Corps. The attackers used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the attack, the U.S. Central Command said, but Martin said the grenade was thrown by hand. All the U.S. soldiers hit were from the 3rd Armored...

Military officials are investigating a Marine who says he shot an Iraqi soldier twice in the back of the head following a grenade attack on his comrades.The Marine Forces Reserve announced the preliminary inquiry of Gunnery Sgt. Gus Covarrubias on Friday, the day the Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a story in which he described the killing.Covarrubias, 38, of Las Vegas, said that during an intense battle in Baghdad on April 8, he pursued a member of the Iraqi Republican Guard who had fired a rocket-propelled grenade at his unit. Covarrubias said he received a concussion in the attack and several...

SEA-TAC AIRPORT - 20-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Ryan Harnish came as close to death as you can get. That is why the reunion with his family and friends at Sea-Tac Airport Friday night was so emotional. Harnish was one of the first Marines into Baghdad. While under enemy fire, he was hit in the head by a rocket propelled grenade. "It hit me square on," said Harnish. The grenade didn't explode, but left a hole in his kevlar helmet. Harnish was knocked out for several minutes, but amazingly as soon as he came to, he grabbed his rifle and continued...

3 Marines were killed and 7 injured when test firing a new kind of grenade launcher. This happened near the Iraqi city of Al-Kut. The Marines were part of the First MEU.

AP Shawn Woolley HUDSON, Wis. -- His mother found Shawn Woolley's body in a rocking chair in front of his computer. His head was slumped to one side -- still facing a screen of the online game that she says had become his obsession. "That damn game," Liz Woolley said to herself as she broke into tears. At Shawn's side was the .22-caliber rifle he'd used to end his life. Scattered around him, police reports say, were dirty clothes, fast-food wrappers, dozens of empty pizza boxes and chicken bones thrown haphazardly to the floor. His mother had pounded on...

GREEN RONIN TO PUBLISH TESTAMENT CAMPAIGN SETTING Biblical Era to Come to Life for d20 Fans January 16, 2003—SEATTLE, WA: This April Green Ronin delves into the past with Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era. Part history, part mythology, Testament is the d20 System campaign setting that's both instantly familiar and yet unlike any game world you have ever experienced. "I conceived this product as an alternative to the current crop of fantasy worlds," says Green Ronin President Chris Pramas. "Really, how many more vaguely Tolkien-esque fantasy settings do we need?" Veteran RPG and computer game designer Scott Bennie...

I am looking for people to playtest online a new Spy Roleplaying Game, which I wrote. Any takers?

<p>One of the most dangerous and pervasive threats facing American and British troops in combat zones is a primitive grenade launcher that only sets your typical terrorist back about $10.</p> <p>The Anglo-American defense against this no-tech threat: an electrical force field that's costing hundreds of millions of dollars to develop.</p>