Suicide Blast Kills 9 U.S. Soldiers

[Purveyor]

Source: MSNBC

BAGHDAD - Nine U.S. soldiers were killed after a suicide bomber exploded a vehicle in Diyala province, the U.S. military reported Monday. Twenty soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded in the blast.

Twelve soldiers were returned to duty after receiving treatment, the reports said. Eight soldiers and the Iraqi civilian were evacuated for further treatment. Three of those soldiers later returned to duty, the report said.

The names of the soldiers who were killed are being held pending notification of their families. All were members of Task Force Lightning.

Suicide bombers attacked five other locations in Iraq on Monday, killing 46 people and wounding more than 100, officials said as the U.S. ambassador stopped short of saying construction on a controversial wall in Baghdad would be halted.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18268472/

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. Welcome to the Desert of the Real...

...

[VegasWolf]

2. bush, "da surge is werkin'" nt

[Connie_Corleone]

3. I guess that's more of the "progress" Knucklehead was talking about.

[tabasco]

15. That's what the talking heads on CNN will say.

Jamie McIntyre said a couple weeks ago that more casualties means the US military is "doing more" so that is a sign of progress. I wonder if these news people have to swallow their own vomit as they say these things. I guess they like the money more than having ethics, decency, or patriotism.

[krkaufman]

42. Well, more US military casualties *may* well mean that they're doing more.

However, it doesn't necessarily equate or relate to any actual progress.

As we've seen in the past (e.g. before the 2006 elections), when US casualties caused notice, Bushco backed US troops off, sticking mostly to our bases, and civilian casualties mounted. Now that US forces are taking a more active role in the streets of Baghdad, US casualties are going up, civilian casualties have taken a temporary drop (in Baghdad, in the short term), but civilian casualties are going up in the areas from which US troops have been pulled, in support of the Baghdad escalation.

[antiimperialist]

43. Not to mention that Somalia is burning and Darfur is a disaster

And our troops could be doing some useful humanitarian and military work in those places. But we are stuck in an idiotic useless war.

[leftynyc]

61. As I understand it

if casualties go up - the surge is working, however, if the casualties go down - the surge is working. The whole thing makes my head hurt.

[High Plains]

71. Kinda like the war on drugs

If arrests and seizures go up, we have a problem and need more funding.

If arrests and seizures go down, we have a problem and need more funding.

[Imagevision]

4. Neither Dobbs not Mathews mentioned this?!!

[karlrschneider]

5. I think the news came down the wire right at 7 pm CDT

Whats her name sitting in for Keith talked about it 10 minutes ago.

[karlrschneider]

6. Icas just updated. More lost this month than all March with a week to go

http://www.icasualties.org/oif/

:grr:

[bemildred]

8. Task Force Lightning Patrol Base Attacked

TIKRIT, Iraq – Nine Task Force Lightning Soldiers died as a result of injuries sustained
from an explosion near a patrol base in Diyala Province, Monday.

Twenty Soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded when a suicide vehicle born
IED attacked the patrol base. Twelve Soldiers were returned to duty after initial medical
care, and eight Soldiers and the Iraqi civilian were evacuated to a Coalition Forces’
medical treatment facility for further care. Three of those Soldiers were later returned to
duty.

The names of the deceased Soldiers are being withheld pending notification of
next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11588&Itemid=128

[rodeodance]

17. and a base was attached a few days ago also.. I fear these bases will

continue to be attached.

[bemildred]

18. That seems like a safe bet.

Esp. after this incident.

[rzemanfl]

20. A few days ago the AP had an article that said a checkpoint was

"ambushed." How the hell do you ambush a checkpoint? It's like ambushing Mount Rushmore. Ambush sounds better than attacked, which implies capabilities the MSM don't want to address.

[bemildred]

23. This is what this is about:

http://atimes01.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/HD13Aa01.html
http://atimes01.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/HD18Aa01.html

[Rose Siding]

7. Nine more. Jesus. k&r

[Straight Shooter]

9. No timeline, bush? Don't want to embolden our enemies, bush?

FYVM, bush.

[Imagevision]

10. When 9 troops aren't mentioned by msm the white wash seems to be in play...?

[me b zola]

12. They must have been just a comma in the news of the day

:sarcasm:


Rot in hell, bush* :grr:

[rodeodance]

14. they were not mentioned on the abc even. news

[Marrah_G]

11. Nine more families destroyed

Ten of thousands more holding their breath that there won't be a knock on the door.

[karlrschneider]

22. I posted something about that just a bit ago

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=737212&mesg_id=737632

[Marrah_G]

36. I saw that. And thank you for posting it.

I don't post alot on threads about troop deaths. It's hard enough just knowing someone you love is in harms way. Sometimes I just look at the treads and pass them by because the reality is just to much to think about 24/7. I find myself having to force it out of my mind alot, just to stay sane.

[karlrschneider]

37. I know...it's pretty sensitive but I recall the VietNam years so well even now.

I lost 4 friends there and think about them often.

[rodeodance]

13. and I think that 5 were killed last weekend. MY gawd!

[rodeodance]

16. according to this 10 were killed today

Period 6: February 1, 2007 (The surge or troop escalation) through today's date.
Period Date US UK Other* Total
6 04/23/07 10 1 0 11

[saigon68]

19. Looking more like Nam every day

[ngant17]

21. You're very astute on those numbers

average KIAs in Vietnam averaged about 13/day, over the 11-year period of 1964-1975. Anytime your daily KIAs are getting into double-digits, some of us might start having those flashbacks again.

And the Iraqi resistance just might be getting a little better at the game, too. I have a feeling the surge is uniting Shia and Sunni. Who says Shrub isn't great at creating unity? I just wish he'd pick a country closer to home.

[saigon68]

69. It's going to get worse

[onehandle]

24. Mission Accomplished!

Not so much ours...

[brentspeak]

25. RIP

It just doesn't stop.

[MADem]

26. 9 Soldiers Killed, at least 21 wounded by suicide car bomb in Iraq

Source: CNN Breaking News (on Anderson Cooper's programme)

Attack near patrol base in Diyala Province via "VBIED" (vehicle borne improvised explosive device). One Iraqi civilian also wounded.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Nine U.S. soldiers were killed Monday when a suicide car bomb struck near their patrol base in Diyala province, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Twenty other U.S. soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded in the attack, the statement said.

Earlier, in a separate incident, the military said a U.S. soldier was killed in Muqtadya, northeast of Baghdad, by a roadside bomb.

Muqtadya is a city in Diyala province located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of the provincial capital of Baquba.





Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/23/iraq.main/index.html

[Botany]

27. 1 word

surge

:cry:

[MADem]

30. And there is MORE, it seems--the other side is "surging" too

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AED35FCE-530C-480D-95F7-10A9EC70B24D.htm

Suicide bombers have killed at least 27 people in a series of attacks across Iraq, including an attack at a Baghdad restaurant near the heavily fortified Green Zone compound.
Near the northern city of Mosul, a suicide car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 20 on Monday, in an attack on the office of a Kurdish political party, police said.

The explosion occurred near the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Tal Isquf, a Christian village north of Mosul, Abdul Gani Ali, a spokesman for the party, said.

Witnesses said that the attacker detonated a car loaded with explosives between the party offices and a social club in the village. Some of the victims were thought to be Kurdish peshmerga fighters.

In the city of Baquba, in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, a suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a police building, killing 10 people and wounding 10 others, police said.

[Little Wing]

28. If there was only one civilian wounded then it was a direct hit

and probably done by someone working for the Iraqi army to get that close.

wow

[MADem]

33. Well, who knows at this stage? Recent 'beauts' in the suicide bomb category

have included the VBIED with KIDS in the car, and the young lady in an abaya. There's no "unlikely" bombers anymore. Next thing ya know, it'll be humpbacked, toothless grandma--only that hump will be a bomb. Odds are, though, that someone on the inside did give the 'tip' at a minimum...

We need to git gone from that place...

[ramapo]

29. oopsie...

Will the flags go to half-mast for them?

Doubt that anybody much will take notice of another nine deaths.

[babylonsister]

31. Not 'bloody' likely. nt

[tridim]

32. Live on Faux: "The Preacher's Wife"

MSNBC: A show about Models. (Must be sweeps week)
CNN: Candy Crowley "Veto Shmeeto" (yes she said that).

[cliss]

34. It's important to realize,

the Pentagon (where these decisions are being made) was gutted by Don Rumsfailed several years ago. He personally interviewed all the generals. If any of them opposed Rumsfailed, they were asked to leave.

The only people left were butt-kissing Yes men, Sycophants. That's all that's left of the leadership.

So we should expect to see more stupid, hare brained, idiotic decisions. Look at that "Wall" which was started and had to be scrapped as of yesterday. And now this.

There's going to be more. Lots more. The U.S. troops are in mortal danger right now, because there IS no leadership.

[MADem]

35. They call the latest leader General BetrayUs.... nt

[TwilightGardener]

38. Very sad, may God bless them and their families...

[ProudDad]

39. The surge is working

Hooray for the surge...

[Robeson]

40. They DID NOT lose their lives in vain.....

...there are many rich people in the Military Industrial Complex, who appreciate their sacrifices. Afterall, those in the MIC couldn't keep up their lifestyles, without such sacrifices.

[Erika]

41. W brought hell to Iraq

and death to our troops and innocent Iraqis.

The only ones profiting from this is W's corporate buds. Duh.

[antiimperialist]

44. Why does it say "Monday"? It should be Tuesday in Iraq

These 9 US Soldiers (RIP) died on Tuesday, if it's true that this news is breaking. Or are they just telling u that news just came that 9 soldiers had been killed earlier today?

[bemildred]

46. Dateline is 11:16PM Monday. nt

[Rydz777]

45. Save those still alive

by cutting off the funds and bringing them home NOW. I hope these day by day disasters give our Democratic Congress the strength of purpose needed to stand up to Bush's propaganda.

[CAG]

47. MSM having serious discussion about Crow's toilet paper comment

as proof global warming doesn't exist. Such serious news should not be disturbed by propaganda such as this to distract us from *'s successful surge. :sarcasm:

[daleo]

48. That's really bad

It's all such a disaster.

[IndianaGreen]

49. Meanwhile General Westmoreland, err, I mean to say General Petraeus

is in DC telling Bush and Congress that everything is going according to plan. "According to plan" is an expression used by the evil emperor in Star Wars.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

50. Nine US soldiers are reported to have died

Source: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s1905380.htm

Last Updated 24/04/2007, 14:07:03

Nine US soldiers are reported to have died in a suicide bomb attack near an American military base in Diyala province in Iraq.

Twenty other American soldiers and an Iraqi civilian were wounded when a vehicle driven by the suicide bomber blew up, the US military said in a statement.

The attack came within hours of a separate roadside bomb attack in Dhi Qar province which wounded two Australian soldiers.

The Department of Defence says the soldiers were in the first of two Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) carrying out a routine patrol in Dhi Qar province when they were attacked.

One man suffered wounds to his lower legs while the other suffered less serious injuries in the explosion.

Four other soldiers in the patrol were unharmed. The injured soldiers were treated at the attack site before being evacuated by helicopter to a US hospital at the Tallil airbase.

They may be transferred to Baghdad if further treatment is needed, and it is not yet known whether the men will be returned to Australia.


No link yet.

---

HAS THIS BEEN COVERED?

[DesertRat]

51. I heard it on MSNBC

:cry:

[CAG]

52. "HAS THIS BEEN COVERED?" What, and take time away from the

Sheryl Crow- toilet paper issue that proves global warming doesn't exist???

Come on, man, where's your sense of decency????!!!!

:sarcasm:

[Erika]

53. 3.332 U.S. Troops now dead

at www.icasualties.org Just a number per W.

[StarryNite]

54. And the chimp screamed...

"Bring 'em on!"

[RoyGBiv]

55. Link ...

"TIKRIT, Iraq – Nine Task Force Lightning Soldiers died as a result of injuries sustained
from an explosion near a patrol base in Diyala Province, Monday."

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11588&Itemid=128

[NightWatcher]

56. When do we fly the flags at half staff for these troops, for any and all troops?

I dont even want to know how many troops died while the media pestered the friends and families of the victims from VT.

Why too is the McNeil News Hour on PBS the only place that mentions the dead by name and number? Are we too busy to mention them unless it's a "round number"?

Support the troops, impeach bush so we can bring the troops home in first class not cargo.

[pettypace]

57. I understand the meaning behind the question

However, the soldiers are peforming their job, which is to serve in a hostile combat environment.

People don't expect to be killed going to lecture hall in a rural American town.

Just not a fair comparison without bringing politics into the equation.

[maddezmom]

58. 9 U.S. soldiers killed in suicide car bomb; 1 killed by roadside bomb

9 U.S. soldiers killed in suicide car bomb; 1 killed by roadside bomb
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A suicide car bomb attack on a patrol base in Diyala province Monday killed nine American soldiers and wounded 20 others, the U.S. military said in a statement.

All of the casualties were members of the Army's 82nd Airborne, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.

"Today represents single greatest loss of life for soldiers from Fort Bragg in more than five years of simultaneous deployment," media affairs officer Maj. Tom Earnhardt told CNN.

In a 1994 training accident, 23 base personnel died in a crash at neighboring Pope Air Force Base.

Earlier, in a separate incident, the military said that a U.S. soldier was killed in Muqtadya, northeast of Baghdad, by a roadside bomb.

more:http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/23/monday/index.html

[moondust]

59. Diyala province?

HEY SUICIDE BOMBERS...THE SURGE IS IN BAGHDAD!

[Eugene]

60. A bomb in Muqdadiya kills a 10th soldier (LAT)

Source: Los Angeles Times

Suicide blast kills 9 U.S. troops

A bomb in Muqdadiya kills a 10th soldier.
A member of the British army is slain in Basra.

From a Times Staff Writer
April 24, 2007

-snip-

The U.S. military also announced that an American soldier died
Monday in Muqdadiya, northeast of Baghdad, when his vehicle
hit a roadside bomb.

-snip-

At least 3,332 American and 145 British troops have died since
the U.S.-led war began in March 2003, according to the website
icasualties.org, which tracks deaths and injuries in the Iraq
theater.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-casualties24apr24,1,7985432.story

[Heidi]

62. Kick.

:kick:

[rodeodance]

63. 9 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Suicide Bombing in Iraq

Source: nytimes



April 24, 2007
9 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Suicide Bombing in Iraq
By ALISSA J. RUBIN

BAGHDAD, Tuesday, April 24 — A devastating suicide car bombing on Monday killed nine American soldiers near a patrol base in Diyala Province, the military announced early Tuesday morning.

It was one of the most lethal suicide bomb attacks on American troops in Iraq. Another occurred on Dec. 21, 2004, when a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest walked into a mess tent on an American base in Mosul and detonated his charge, killing 14 United States soldiers.

In the past six months, Diyala Province, where several Sunni Arab insurgent groups are active, has become one of the most dangerous places in Iraq for American soldiers.

Twenty soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were also wounded in the blast on Monday, the military said. Eight of the soldiers and the Iraqi civilian were evacuated to an allied medical center; the others returned to duty. ......

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/world/middleeast/24bombing.html?hp

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this was a one liner headline (below the fold)

[xchrom]

64. but they got a good deal on rugs.

[alcibiades_mystery]

65. This is like dupe #4

Check the frigging page before you post.

[qanda]

66. That wasn't very nice.

But have a good day.

[Massachusetts]

67. FUBAR

Bu$hco continues to MISUSE OUR Troops and get away with it. WHY?????

RIP Troops.

[liberal renegade]

68. Why is he still in office? n/t

[legin]

70. british troops taking part in the 'surge' ???

Looking at icasualties it is noticable that the british troop deaths have spiked big (11) compared to their normal rate. The only other months that compare are usually the result of one incident, like a transport plane crash.

I perhaps don't believe that the troops are killed in the location that is reported

I'd say 1000 to 2000 troops are involved.

The figure for this month includes the helicopter collision that happened north of Bahgdad.

*OR*

The insurgents have moved south to stay out of the 'surges' way.