Route clearance patrol struck by roadside bomb (2 US Soldiers and Iraqi interpreter killed)

[maddezmom]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070302-10
March 2, 2007

Route clearance patrol struck by roadside bomb
Multi-National Division – Baghdad Public Affairs

BAGHDAD – Soldiers from Multi-National Division - Baghdad have successfully found
173 weapons caches and 372 improvised explosive devices in the last 30 days, further
ensuring the security of Iraqi citizens.

On March 2, an MND-B unit was conducting a route clearance patrol in order to
free commonly traveled route of improvised explosive devices northwest of the Iraqi
capital when they were struck by a roadside bomb, killing two Soldiers and one
interpreter. Another Soldier was injured in the incident.

The deceased Soldiers’ names are being withheld pending notification of next of
kin.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10305&Itemid=21

March 2 (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were killed by a roadside bomb on Friday northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

Following are the latest figures for military deaths in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003:

U.S.-LED COALITION FORCES:

United States 3,166
http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02173509.htm

[maddezmom]

1. Two U.S. soldiers die in routine security sweep of road

Two U.S. soldiers die in routine security sweep of road
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Two American soldiers and an interpreter died Friday northwest of Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded while they were routinely clearing a route northwest of the capital, the military said.

A third U.S. soldier was wounded.

The soldiers, from Multi-National Division - Baghdad, were on a routine route-clearance patrol, or assessing the safety of the route, when the blast occurred. The military said soldiers from that division have found 173 weapons caches and 372 improvised explosive devices in the last 30 days. (Posted 9:42 a.m.)

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/02/friday/index.html

[Supersedeas]

2. move right along - nothing to see here - right Abrams, cue up the ANS burial