American soldiers (two) killed in attack north of capital

[bluestateguy]

Baghdad, Iraq-AP -- U-S military officials in Iraq report two American soldiers are dead in an ambush north of Baghdad.

A military statement says gunmen hit a military convoy, killing the two and wounding another soldier. The mid-day small arms attack happened near Balad (BEHL'-ihd) -- about 50 miles from Baghdad.

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1960982

Looks new

[Flagg]

1. BRING' EM ON ! cried the AWOL CHIMP

[catmandu57]

2. Jesus 850

It's turning into another deadly week there.

[markses]

3. That's new alright

Here's the toll for the last seven days (including this new report):

16-Jun 3
3 - US Army (various units), killed in rocket attack Camp Anaconda (Balad)

17-Jun

18-Jun 2
1 - 1ID killed in action, Buhriz; 1 - 127th MP Battalion, killed in mortar attack, Baghdad

19-Jun 1
1 - I MEF, killed in non-hostile incident, near Habbaniyah

20-Jun 1
1 - I MEF, Killed in action, al-Anbar Province

21-Jun 5
4 - I MEF killed in action, al-Anbar Province;
1 - US Army, killed in mortar attack, northern Baghdad

22-Jun 2
2 - unit unnamed, killed in convoy ambush, Balad

[Az_lefty]

4. That road going to Anaconda was always a bad place...

We lost two soldiers from our Bn there last summer.