IRAQ: A U.S. SOLDIER HAS DIED AFTER BEING WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK ON A CHECKPOINT

Record ID: 355578

  • Title: IRAQ: A U.S. SOLDIER HAS DIED AFTER BEING WOUNDED IN AN ATTACK ON A CHECKPOINT
  • Date: 5th June 2003
  • Summary: (EU) BALAD, IRAQ (JUNE 3, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. SLV SIGN READING: 'WELCOME TO BALAD'; MV SMALL CRATERS IN GROUND AFTER ATTACK BY ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES; MV/SCU BLOOD STAIN ON STREET; SCU BULLET CASINGS ON GROUND (6 SHOTS) 0.31 2. SLV LOCALS WALKING BY 0.36 3. MV UNIS YEHYA, A LOCAL RESIDENT, HOLDING SPENT AMMUNITION USED BY THE ATTACKERS (S
  • Embargoed: 20th June 2003 13:00
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  • Location: BALAD AND RAMADI, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVA16C8U54M82WDMC35X1ZE6VZKM
  • Story Text: A U.S. soldier has died in Iraq after being wounded in
    an attack on a checkpoint near Balad, a town north
    of Baghdad.

    The American soldier died on Monday (June 2, 2003)
    evening from wounds received in the attack with small arms and
    rocket-propelled grenades near Balad, 90 km (55 miles) from
    Baghdad, the U.S. Central Command said on its Web site.

    The report did not name the soldier or give the date of
    the attack, which was carried out by unknown assailants.

    Amer Mohammad, a local resident in Balad said he wanted
    U.S. troops to leave the area.

    "We are Arabs. The Americans used to make checkpoints
    close to our houses. We are armed and we do not accept the
    Americans to come close to our farms and houses, let them go
    to another place. We never allow them to come here," he said.

    American troops came under attack in a separate incident
    late on Monday in Ramadi, 100 km west of Baghdad. The soldiers
    there had begun demolishing a building suspected to be used as
    a base for attacks against U.S. troops.

    In retaliation U.S. troops launched an attack, causing
    damage to a petrol station. The owner of the business said
    missiles hit north and south of the al-Dleem petrol station.

    There have been several clashes between American troops
    and local Iraqis in Ramadi as well as Falluja, 60 km west of
    Baghdad.

    U.S. forces vowed on Thursday (May 29) to destroy
    supporters of deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, whom
    they have blamed for a series of attacks against them.


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