Death Toll for Iraq War Reaches 4,000
Plus local residents killed in the
pursuit of imperial grandeur.
A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad
on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the
five-year war to at least 4,000. The grim milestone came on a day
when at least 61 people were killed across the
country.
Rockets and mortars pounded the U.S.-protected Green Zone, underscoring the fragile security situation and the resilience of both Sunni and Shiite extremist groups despite an overall lull in violence.
The soldiers with Multi-National Division — Baghdad were on a patrol when their vehicle was struck at about 10 p.m. in southern Baghdad, the military said. Another soldier was wounded in the attack.
Identities of those killed were withheld pending notification of relatives.
Another milestone. Or is that millstone?
Rockets and mortars pounded the U.S.-protected Green Zone, underscoring the fragile security situation and the resilience of both Sunni and Shiite extremist groups despite an overall lull in violence.
The soldiers with Multi-National Division — Baghdad were on a patrol when their vehicle was struck at about 10 p.m. in southern Baghdad, the military said. Another soldier was wounded in the attack.
Identities of those killed were withheld pending notification of relatives.
Another milestone. Or is that millstone?
Posted: Mon - March 24, 2008 at 07:34 AM