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Iraq
Three killed, 18 injured in Baghdad Green Zone attack
2007-07-11
Three people, including a US military service member, were killed and 18 others were injured on Tuesday in a rocket and mortar attack on the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, the State Department said. The US embassy in the Iraqi capital “is currently aware of three fatalities, a US military service member, an Iraqi citizen and a third of unknown nationality,” a department statement said. “We are also aware of approximately 18 injured people, among them five US citizens, two of them service members, and three US contract employees,” it said.The statement said without giving details that “multiple rounds of indirect fire” were launched at the international zone on Tuesday afternoon. Iraqi police said that around 30 mortars and rockets were fired at the compound, which houses the Iraqi government and US embassy.
Posted by:Fred

#2  I imagine we know where the mortar/rocket fire originated - there must be maximum counter-battery radar coverage of all potential launch sites in range of the IZ. The problem is the bad guys set up the launchers in places we can't hit back at - (occupied) schoolyards, mosques, hospitals, etc. But there's a good chance they were on camera as they loaded up their trucks and headed back to their lairs - look for reports of some nighttime visits and roll-ups in a few days. I've heard there were around 30 launches - that made for lots of chances to zero in on them.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-07-11 07:44  

#1  The probable suspects: al-Sadrites. US troops engaged Mahdis in north Baghdad, starting Monday. In the past, mortar attacks have met with major disproportionate retaliation.
Posted by: McZoid   2007-07-11 04:58  

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