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Another U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq
Aired July 16, 2003 - 06:31 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Strike and disappear. Those so- called bitter enders have struck again with deadly accuracy in Iraq. One American is dead and some Iraqis are cheering. We've got the pictures to show you.
Live to Baghdad now and Harris Whitbeck.
Tell us about it -- Harris.
HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
The incident that you referred to occurred this morning on Highway 1, west of Baghdad. A 20-vehicle convoy was traveling on that highway, and as it passed the abandoned wreckage of another vehicle, that vehicle blew up. One soldier was killed and three were wounded. They were evacuated to a military combat hospital.
Then there was another incident near a bank in the Al-Mansur district of Baghdad. One soldier was injured when a grenade was launched at the vehicle that he was basing his operations out of. That soldier is also being treated.
Now, you mentioned the cheering crowds, and this occurred at the incident where the convoy was hit. These were Iraqi civilians who live nearby. When they noticed that a U.S. military unit had been hit, they gathered at the site and, in fact, began cheering.
The U.S. military is concerned that as its presence in Iraq continues, the intensity of these attacks grows, as does the occurrence of these attacks. So far, more than 30 U.S. soldiers have been killed since President Bush announced the end of major combat operations here.
Tomorrow is an important anniversary in Iraq. It is the anniversary of the rise of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party to power, and the fear is that his loyalists might try to launch even more attacks on U.S. military forces here -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Harris Whitbeck reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
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Aired July 16, 2003 - 06:31 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Strike and disappear. Those so- called bitter enders have struck again with deadly accuracy in Iraq. One American is dead and some Iraqis are cheering. We've got the pictures to show you.
Live to Baghdad now and Harris Whitbeck.
Tell us about it -- Harris.
HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
The incident that you referred to occurred this morning on Highway 1, west of Baghdad. A 20-vehicle convoy was traveling on that highway, and as it passed the abandoned wreckage of another vehicle, that vehicle blew up. One soldier was killed and three were wounded. They were evacuated to a military combat hospital.
Then there was another incident near a bank in the Al-Mansur district of Baghdad. One soldier was injured when a grenade was launched at the vehicle that he was basing his operations out of. That soldier is also being treated.
Now, you mentioned the cheering crowds, and this occurred at the incident where the convoy was hit. These were Iraqi civilians who live nearby. When they noticed that a U.S. military unit had been hit, they gathered at the site and, in fact, began cheering.
The U.S. military is concerned that as its presence in Iraq continues, the intensity of these attacks grows, as does the occurrence of these attacks. So far, more than 30 U.S. soldiers have been killed since President Bush announced the end of major combat operations here.
Tomorrow is an important anniversary in Iraq. It is the anniversary of the rise of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party to power, and the fear is that his loyalists might try to launch even more attacks on U.S. military forces here -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Harris Whitbeck reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
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