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Sniper Kills U.S. Soldier
Aired June 17, 2003 - 06:29 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: With the Iraqi military operations and reconstruction efforts in full force, back here at home President Bush is letting his critics know he's secure in the decision to go to war.
Let's go live to Baghdad, though, before we go live to the White House and check in with Jane Arraf. A sniper has killed a U.S. soldier in the northern part of Baghdad.
Jane Arraf -- bring us up-to-date.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Carol, it appears that that soldier was shot while on a nighttime patrol overnight in the north of Baghdad. Now, the U.S. military now says he was shot in the back by a sniper. Original reports said that he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
And this morning and afternoon, U.S. troops are out in the neighborhoods of Baghdad scouring those neighborhoods, sealing off roads and doing searches for the possible gunman and other suspected would-be attackers, as well as major arms caches.
Now, this is, as we know, a very heavily-armed city and a heavily-armed country. The military has launched Operation Desert Scorpion, which has been going on the last few days in parts of Iraq, particularly where they have faced consistent opposition from local forces, individuals and groups who want to see U.S. soldiers out of the country.
Now, they've been going around searching for people, groups and individuals, who they say might include Baath Party loyalists, former paramilitary members and foreign fighters. Now, a lot of these patrols take place at night, such as in the town of Habaniya, which is west of Baghdad, part of that region where they have incurred sustained attacks from the local population. These soldiers have been going out with night scopes, with thermal imaging technology, trying to get an edge on finding people who might be responsible for these attacks that just will not stop -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Jane Arraf reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
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Aired June 17, 2003 - 06:29 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: With the Iraqi military operations and reconstruction efforts in full force, back here at home President Bush is letting his critics know he's secure in the decision to go to war.
Let's go live to Baghdad, though, before we go live to the White House and check in with Jane Arraf. A sniper has killed a U.S. soldier in the northern part of Baghdad.
Jane Arraf -- bring us up-to-date.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Carol, it appears that that soldier was shot while on a nighttime patrol overnight in the north of Baghdad. Now, the U.S. military now says he was shot in the back by a sniper. Original reports said that he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
And this morning and afternoon, U.S. troops are out in the neighborhoods of Baghdad scouring those neighborhoods, sealing off roads and doing searches for the possible gunman and other suspected would-be attackers, as well as major arms caches.
Now, this is, as we know, a very heavily-armed city and a heavily-armed country. The military has launched Operation Desert Scorpion, which has been going on the last few days in parts of Iraq, particularly where they have faced consistent opposition from local forces, individuals and groups who want to see U.S. soldiers out of the country.
Now, they've been going around searching for people, groups and individuals, who they say might include Baath Party loyalists, former paramilitary members and foreign fighters. Now, a lot of these patrols take place at night, such as in the town of Habaniya, which is west of Baghdad, part of that region where they have incurred sustained attacks from the local population. These soldiers have been going out with night scopes, with thermal imaging technology, trying to get an edge on finding people who might be responsible for these attacks that just will not stop -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Jane Arraf reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
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