Iraq: 1 U.S. soldier killed, 4 wounded by EFP in east Baghdad

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Iraq: 1 U.S. soldier killed, 4 wounded by EFP in east Baghdad
Updated 3h 26m ago

BAGHDAD (AP) — One U.S. soldier was killed and four others were wounded
by a sophisticated roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, the military said
Saturday.

The soldiers were conducting a combat security patrol when they were hit
by an explosively-formed projectile — or EFP — on Friday, the military
said in a statement.

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Saturday's statement did not say whether the soldiers were on foot or in a
vehicle when they were hit.

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Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-04-07-iraq-us-casualties_N.htm?POE=NEWISVA

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Related:
MND-B patrol attacked in east Baghdad - MNF Iraq
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 7 - Reuters

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1. SURGES on sale! git ya SURGES right here!

[Eugene]

2. MND-B patrol attacked in west Baghdad (1 killed, 3 wounded)

Saturday, 07 April 2007

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070407-06
April 7, 2007

MND-B patrol attacked in west Baghdad
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD — One MND-B Soldier died and three others were wounded
when an improvised explosive device detonated in a western section
of the Iraqi capital April 6.

The unit was attacked while conducting a security patrol of the area.

Over the past two weeks, elements of this unit found a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device and successfully disarmed it Operations
like this one help reduce the threat of insurgent attacks and continue
to aid in providing a more secure and safe living environment for the
Iraqi people.

Security operations continue in the Iraqi capital in support of
Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon, as Iraqi security forces and Multi-National
Division – Baghdad Soldiers help set on-going conditions for a stable
and self-reliant Iraq.

The deceased Soldier’s name is being withheld pending notification
of next of kin.

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Read more: http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11234&Itemid=21

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(Updated Associated Press report at OP link)
Source: Associated Press

U.S., Iraqi forces battle Shiite gunmen

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In Baghdad, two U.S. soldiers were killed and seven were wounded
by two separate roadside bombs in Baghdad Friday.

One U.S. soldier was killed and four were wounded in an attack
with an armor-piercing explosively formed projectile, or EFP,
the military said in a statement.

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Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-04-07-iraq-us-casualties_N.htm?POE=NEWISVA

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Related: FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 7 - Reuters

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3. Two US soldiers killed in Baghdad

Two US soldiers killed in Baghdad 1 hour, 25 minutes ago



BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military said Saturday that two more of its soldiers had been killed in attacks in Baghdad, taking to 17 the number of troops who have died in Iraq this month.


One soldier was killed and four others wounded when an explosively-formed projectile exploded in an eastern section of the capital during a combat patrol on Friday, the military said.

US commanders charge that such devices are supplied to Iraq's Shiite militias by elements of the Iranian regime.

The second soldier died, and three more were wounded, in a traditional roadside bombing during a patrol in west Baghdad on Friday, the military said.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070407/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestustoll_070407130949;_ylt=AhXaUqgt9oOKR4JjLti8jDOaOrgF

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[maddezmom]

4. an average of 4 a day for April

An average of four U.S. soldiers died or were killed in each of the first five days of this month. If that pace were to continue, the monthly toll would be 120 and the highest since November 2004, when U.S. forces were besieging Fallujah, then another Anbar province insurgent stronghold.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070407/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AtK.djsjJ.Z6qFaOEYQvWz8LewgF

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