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| Iraq |
| Car Bomb Targets US Patrol, Kills Iraqi |
| 2008-01-29 |
| MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - A suicide car bomber targeted a U.S. patrol Tuesday in Mosul, killing at least one Iraqi and wounding as many as 15, the military and police said, a day after a roadside bomb killed five American soldiers in the increasingly lawless northern city. At a U.S. base outside Mosul, scores of American troops and an honor guard stood at attention on the airfield tarmac as five coffins of their slain comrades were loaded onto a plane for the journey home. A cold wind blew as the bleak ceremony began. Five groups of eight pallbearers each took turns unloading a flag-draped coffin from the back of five Humvee ambulances, as about 75 members of the fallen soldiers' unit stood at attention. At least 100 other soldiers stood erect and silent through the 30- minute ceremony. Even civilian workers at the airport of Forward Operating Base Marez on the outskirts of Mosul formed an honor line as the dead soldiers bodies' were loaded into a gray C-130 transport plane. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #2 Instapundit.com recieved an email from Michael Yon that a major offensive has started in Mosul. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-01-29 12:23 |
| #1 By BRADLEY J. BROOKS Associated Press Writers Looks like Bradley hasn't had a chance to use his AP Bushitler Quagmire cliches in awhile. Glad he used the opportunity to get them out of his system...all in one shot. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-01-29 08:45 |