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2006-04-15 Iraq

Marines Suffer 2 Dead, 22 Wounded in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two U.S. Marines were killed and 22 wounded - two of them critically - in fighting in western Iraq, the U.S. military said Saturday. It was the biggest number of American casualties reported from a single engagement in weeks.

A U.S. statement said the casualties were suffered Thursday as a result of "enemy action" in Anbar province but gave no specific location or details of the fighting. One Marine was killed "at the scene of the attack," the statement said. Another Marine died at a medical facility in Taqqadum, it added.

Eight of the wounded were flown to the main U.S. hospital in Balad. Two were listed in critical condition and six were reported as stable, the statement said. The others were taken to a U.S. clinic at Camp Fallujah, where four were hospitalized for observation.

Posted by Steve White 2006-04-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [19 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 God bless them and their families.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-04-15 06:11|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-04-15 06:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Lucky IED or a major action?

Posted by 6 2006-04-15 09:07|| 2006-04-15 09:07|| Front Page Top

#3 God bless them.

I noticed the MSM was all gleefull about more dead americans.

Posted by CrazyFool 2006-04-15 10:49|| 2006-04-15 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 That concentration to me suggests that a lucky mortar round or a suicide bomber hit a formation or a mess hall.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-04-15 11:19|| 2006-04-15 11:19|| Front Page Top

#5 A more in-depth report here

Posted by 3dc 2006-04-15 12:06|| 2006-04-15 12:06|| Front Page Top

#6 God bless them and their families.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-04-15 12:09|| 2006-04-15 12:09|| Front Page Top

#7 It looks like March's low numbers were a statistical anomaly. April's month to date total is 45 - not high by overall historical standards, but not low by the current conflict's standards. In other words, the war's not over, yet.

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Posted by Asymmetrical Triangulation 2006-04-15 21:39|| 2006-04-15 21:39|| Front Page Top

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