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Muslims Kill Five More U.S. Soldiers

Five U.S. Soldiers Killed In Attacks
WASHINGTON -- Five U.S. soldiers were killed and 10 were wounded as the result of insurgent attacks in Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command reports. A U.S. Army 1st Armored Division soldier was killed and six others were wounded today when a vehicle exploded around 8:30 a.m. near Al Bayra Police Station in Baghdad. In another Baghdad incident, an 18th Military Police Brigade soldier was killed Oct 26 during a 10:30 p.m. mortar attack at Abu Ghuraib prison that also wounded two other American troops. About a half-hour earlier, an improvised explosive device killed two 1st Armored Division soldiers on a patrol in Baghdad, CENTCOM reported. The explosion injured two other soldiers. All the wounded troops were evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital for treatment. Also, an American soldier died during the early morning rocket attack Oct. 26 on the Al Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad. The attack also injured at least 15 other people. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz, who was staying at the hotel at the time of the attack, escaped harm.

Another Suicide Bomber Kills Four
FALLUJA, Iraq -- A suicide bomber blew up a car near a police station in the restive Iraqi town of Falluja on Tuesday killing himself and four civilians, police said. Police officers said a small car driven by one man exploded 100 meters (yards) from the main police station in the town west of Baghdad, outside a secondary school for boys. The latest attack came the day after suicide bombers attacked three police stations and the Red Cross headquarters in Baghdad, killing 35 people and wounding more than 200. Witnesses in Falluja said U.S. troops sealed off the area around the blast.

A Christian Warrior Under Fire
Lt. Gen. William G. "Jerry" Boykin, the former Delta Force commander, seems to be exactly the kind of warrior America needs to lead us in battle against the kind of fanatics we face. The general is an evangelical Christian, and from his deep Christian beliefs he derives his convictions about the character of the war we are in and his courage to fight it. But these beliefs may yet cost this splendid soldier his post at the Pentagon, where he has been put in charge of the U.S. campaign to run down, capture or kill Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

35 Killed On Iraq's Bloodiest Day
BAGHDAD -- In Iraq's most brutal day since the war's end nearly seven months ago, four suicide bombs yesterday left Iraqi and American officials scrambling to reassert normality over chaos, while the Bush administration continued to reassure skeptics that security was steadily improving. Iraqis marked their first full day of the holy month of Ramadan in an atmosphere of siege in the capital, as the death toll from the bombs — an eruption of carnage that spanned less than an hour — rose to at least 35 people, including three children, according to officials.

Bush to Sign Electronic Banking Bill
WASHINGTON -- A bill awaiting President Bush's signature would allow banks to clear checks electronically, potentially slashing paperwork. Under the legislation, banks will be able to approve digital images of checks rather than physically transport them between financial institutions. The bill changes the current requirement that banks have specific agreements with other institutions to electronically process checks. Banks, customers and businesses that still want paper checks could request a substitute check, which has the same legal status as a regular one, to confirm the electronic transfer.

U.S. Troops Face New Coordination from Insurgents
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two U.S. Army helicopters circled helplessly Monday morning above the confused scene on An Nidal street, contributing little but noise. Below lay the scattered shards of a late-model Iraqi ambulance outside the headquarters of the Red Cross, a dozen extinguished lives and another tear in the U.S. plan to rebuild Iraq.

Taliban Attack Convoys, Afghan Soldiers Killed
In news in from Afghanistan, Nawaiwaqt has confirmed the report that the Taliban attacked a convoy of Afghan army in the province of Paktika in the Manray Kandao area, killing 12 Afghan and Northern Alliance soldiers and destroying 8 vehicles. Shortly thereafter, Coalition forces bombed the mountains surrounding the area for two hours. Of those killed, four were Afghan national army soldiers while the other eight were members of the Northern Alliance. Some news reports indicated coalition casualties as high as 100 however this is a gross overstatement. Taliban are reporting no losses at this time.

American Compound In Baghdad Hit
by Missiles From Mobile Launcher
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A senior U.S. military officer was killed, and more than a dozen other individuals were wounded early Sunday morning when a barrage of air-to-ground missiles slammed into a hotel inside what had been considered one of the most secure compounds in Baghdad. The compound is where most of the personnel who are part of the American-led occupation here live and eat.

US Shaken By Barrage of Attacks From Muslim Resistance
Washington’s plans to mark the six-month anniversary of Bush’s declaration of an end to major military operations with allusions to the donors’ conference in Madrid and a triumphant tour of Iraq by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz ended ignominiously. On Sunday, a shaken Wolfowitz had to flee the rocket-damaged Al Rasheed Hotel, and the following morning three Baghdad police stations and the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross were bombed in coordinated attacks that occurred within the space of 45 minutes. The attacks demonstrated that the armed resistance to the US occupation of Iraq is gaining strength and that American officials and their local collaborators are not secure even in the most heavily guarded and fortified enclaves of the capital city.

Posted by Editor at October 28, 2003 11:07 AM