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Seraphim
09-14-2003, 08:27 AM
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US soldiers pull out of the parking lot of the Jordanian Hospital, seen behind them charred and full of bullet holes, as they patrol the area Saturday Sept. 13, 2003 in Fallujah. U.S. soldiers mistakenly opened fire on a group of Iraqi policemen killing eight Iraqis and wounding seven others including a guard at the Jordanian Hospita Friday. It was the deadliest friendly fire incident since the end of major fighting. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)

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U.S. Army soldiers of the 101st Airborne Aivision patrol a street in Mosul, 400 kms (250 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)



BAGHDAD, Iraq - A roadside bomb attack on a convoy in the troubled city of Fallujah killed one U.S. soldier and injured three others, the military said.


It gave no further details of the attack, which brings to 155 the number of soldiers to die in Iraq (news - web sites) since President Bush (news - web sites) declared an end to major combat on May 1. During the heavy fighting before that date, 138 soldiers died.


Fallujah, 30 miles west of Baghdad, has become an especially dangerous place for the occupying forces after an American patrol mistakenly killed at least eight Iraqi policeman and a Jordanian guard during a friendly fire attack just west of town early Friday.


The American military has apologized, but many in Fallujah rejected the overture and — during funeral services Saturday for the Iraqi police victims — vowed to increase their attacks on U.S. forces.


On Saturday night in Mosul, 240 miles north of Baghdad, three soldiers were wounded in an ambush by guerrillas who bombarded them with hand grenades from the top of a building. One soldier had his leg amputated after the attack, two others were less seriously wounded in the legs by shrapnel.

100_Percent_HOOAH
09-14-2003, 01:40 PM
From what I read, the Iraqi police were chasing these men in unmarked trucks, shooting at the men they were chasing when they apporached a military checkpoint. Now if your a US solider and you see 3 or 4 trucks speeding at your checkpoint, shooting, what do you think your reaction is going to be? I think this is the fault of iraqi police not using common sense when approaching a military checkpoint. I read the discription from cnn, but if thats the case, i don't think the US military made a dumb mistake..they reacted.

Argyll
09-15-2003, 04:55 AM
so why was there no communications between these 2 units,perhaps the US troops were in the wrong place at the wrong time?
From the accounts the Police tried to identify themselves,but were still gunned down,unfortunately there will be plenty more of these incidents,and I think this is the 3 rd or 4th time US troops have killed Iraqi Cops!

ogukuo72
09-15-2003, 05:20 AM
I support the War in Iraq, but - GOOD GRIEF!!! - can't the Americans get it right?

Besides the Iraqi policemen, the Americans have accidentally killed civilians, blown up their cars, shot down British warplanes, bombed a Kurd convoy .... the list goes on.

Take care my American friends! Iraq might turn into an "own goal" unless you guys exercise more caution!