Nine U.S. troops killed in attacks in Iraq - Total Score Now At 1,349
By Sanjay Sharma, Section News
Posted on Fri Jan 07, 2005 at 02:33:19 AM EST
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A roadside bomb killed seven U.S. soldiers Thursday in northwest Baghdad, while two Marines were killed in action in western Iraq, the deadliest day for U.S. forces since a suicide attack last month, the U.S. military said. The nine deaths made it the highest single-day toll for the U.S. military in Iraq since a suicide bombing at a mess tent in Mosul on Dec. 21 killed 22 people, including 14 U.S. soldiers and three U.S. contractors.
- The soldiers with Task Force Baghdad were on a routine security patrol when the attack occurred at 6 p.m. local time, said Capt. Patricia Brewer, a spokeswoman for the U.S. military. Everyone in the vehicle was killed.
- The two Marines were killed in action Thursday in the volatile western Anbar province, the military said.
The deaths Thursday brought the number of U.S. troops killed since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003 to 1,349, according to an Associated Press count.
- At least 1,062 died as a result of hostile action.
- The American Occupiers Frankly don't do body counts for dead Iraqis, but estimates are as high as 1,00,000 dead. That is roughly 100 dead Iraqis for every dead in Bush's army.
