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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier was killed and 19 were wounded in two attacks in central Iraq (news - web sites) on Thursday night, the U.S. military said on Friday. A sniper shot dead one American soldier in Baghdad, while the 19 U.S. soldiers were wounded in an attack near the town of Balad, north of the capital, a military spokesman said

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A U.S. soldier on patrol in northern Baghdad was killed by a single shot from a sniper, the military said Tuesday. The gunman escaped from the area as the soldier collapsed on the ground. He was evacuated to a first aid station but died shortly afterward, said Maj. Sean Gibson, a U.S. military spokesman. The identity of the soldier, from the 1st Armored Division, was withheld pending notification of relatives. The shooting came on the second day of a major operation across central and northern Iraq to seek out illegal weapons stores and hunt for ringleaders of...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. soldier on patrol in northern Baghdad was killed by a single shot from a sniper, the military said Tuesday. The gunman escaped from the area as the soldier collapsed on the ground. He was evacuated to a first aid station but died shortly afterward, said Maj. Sean Gibson, a U.S. military spokesman. The identity of the soldier, from the 1st Armored Division, was withheld pending notification of relatives. The shooting came on the second day of a major operation across central and northern Iraq to seek out illegal weapons stores and hunt for ringleaders...

A teenage US marine has told of his relief to be alive after being shot eight times by Iraqi snipers. PFC Michael Wayne Meyer, 18, of Austin, Texas, says he has no regrets about not making it all the way to the Baghdad. He told reporters "coming home alive," was his main goal. Meyer was helping unload equipment when his unit came under fire. He was shot eight times, but two of the bullets were stopped by the breastplate in his flak jacket. He said: "Usually in a reserve platoon (we) don't have much to worry about because Iraqis have...

Sniper tells of long-shot success From Nick Parker with the Royal Marines in southern Iraq A BRITISH sniper told yesterday how he killed an Iraqi gunman from more than half a mile. Corporal Matt Hughes, 28, a Royal Marines marksman, was ordered to “take out” an Iraqi holding back a vital advance during a fierce gale. He pulled off an incredible feat of marksmanship by gauging perfectly the wind speed to bend the bullet to its target. The 7.62 calibre round from his L96 sniper rifle curved 56ft in the air before striking its target in the chest, killing him...