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29-05-2007, 14:50
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Eight U.S. troops were killed Monday in an attack in Iraq's Diyala province, a U.S. military official said.
The official said that a Kiowa helicopter was shot down between Baquba and Muqdadiya with small arms, killing the chopper's two pilots.
A quick-reaction force was called in to recover the chopper.
One of the force's vehicles was struck by a roadside bomb, and five more U.S. troops were killed. A second vehicle in the force was hit, killing one soldier.
The number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq during May is 112, making it one of the deadliest months of the war.
The deadliest months for U.S. troops occurred in 2004 -- 137 in November and 135 in April.
Since the start of the war, 3,454 U.S. service members have died. Seven civilian contractors of the Defense Department also have been killed in the war.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.main/index.html
De aanvallen op de VS militairen worden steeds dodelijker.
The official said that a Kiowa helicopter was shot down between Baquba and Muqdadiya with small arms, killing the chopper's two pilots.
A quick-reaction force was called in to recover the chopper.
One of the force's vehicles was struck by a roadside bomb, and five more U.S. troops were killed. A second vehicle in the force was hit, killing one soldier.
The number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq during May is 112, making it one of the deadliest months of the war.
The deadliest months for U.S. troops occurred in 2004 -- 137 in November and 135 in April.
Since the start of the war, 3,454 U.S. service members have died. Seven civilian contractors of the Defense Department also have been killed in the war.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.main/index.html
De aanvallen op de VS militairen worden steeds dodelijker.