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| US Army in Iraq hit by anti-armor attack every three days -- MNF |
| 2008-02-06 |
| The US Army Wednesday reported its forces in Iraq are on average hit with an anti-armor attack once every three days for over a month now. A statement by the MNF said such attacks increased over the past 35 days but caused no serious losses or damage. The latest attack was on February 3 in Al-Azamiyah, targeting a US Army patrol. While the increased attacks only injured some MNF soldiers, they killed many innocent civilians who happen to be close by at the time of the attack, it said. The US Army recently shifted from humvees to more secure armored vehicles to reduce losses in anti-armor attacks. One death was reported in an attack on one of the new vehicles and the army said there would have been more victims with the old vehicles. The US Army meanwhile accuses Iran of supplying Iraq terrorists with bombs and anti-armor explosive devices which killed many soldiers last year. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #1 BIGNEWSNETWORk > STARS-N-STRIPES - MARINES: WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE MRAPS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-06 18:59 |