Source: The Turkish Press.com
Published: 8/14/2007
BAGHDAD – Ten more American soldiers were reported killed across Iraq, including five when their helicopter crashed in the western Sunni province of Al-Anbar, the military said Tuesday.
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near the Al-Taqaddum air base “while conducting a routine post-maintenance check flight,” the military added, saying the incident was under investigation.
Earlier, the military reported the deaths of another five soldiers in insurgent attacks.
Three Task Force Lightning soldiers died and one more was wounded when insurgents set off a bomb near their vehicle on Monday in the restive northern province of Nineveh, the military said.
The military did not give the specific location of the attack but said the blast occurred when the soldiers were conducting security operations.
A soldier was killed and three more wounded during combat operations in western Baghdad on Tuesday, the military said in a separate statement.
Another soldier was also killed similarly in the same area of Baghdad on Monday, the military added.
The latest fatalities brought the military’s losses in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion to 3,694, according to an AFP count based on Pentagon figures.
At least 44 American soldiers have died in August.
08/14/2007 19:34 GMT
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