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Two Iraqi Policemen, Two Iraqi Civilians Killed in Robbery
Aired August 27, 2003 - 06:07 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now let's check on the latest developments in Iraq. A U.S. soldier killed in what military officials are calling "an incident" west of Baghdad. That's the third U.S. service member to die in Iraq in the past three days.
The U.S. death toll since May 1 now surpasses those killed during major combat.
A new U.N. resolution says attacks against humanitarian workers, or peacekeepers, are war crimes. The resolution passed one week after the U.N. office in Baghdad was bombed, and President Bush says the U.S. won't retreat from terrorists inside Iraq and around the world.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We will strike them in their camps or caves or wherever they hide before they hit more of our cities and kill more of our citizens. We will do everything in our power to deny terrorists weapons of mass destruction before they can commit murder on an unimaginable scale.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COSTELLO: So, what is happening in Iraq right now? Well, a robbery leads to a shootout, all caught on tape.
Live to Baghdad and Rym Brahimi.
Hello -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
That robbery happened not very far from here; in fact, to my left, your right, behind the mosque there. It took place in broad daylight. Basically, a couple of armed robbers literally shot a man in his car and then proceeded to pull him out and jumped in his car and ran away.
Now, the police were at the scene very quickly, because they weren't far, and they chased these robbers. As a result, two policemen got shot at and killed by the two robbers. They also -- the police also say that two Iraqi civilians, including the owner of that first car, got killed in the whole shootout.
The robbers fled, but one of them, who was injured, was then captured. The other one was also injured and appears to have turned up in a hospital a little later. Now, that's just one example of the level of lawlessness here in the Iraqi capital, and that's something that the U.S. forces and Iraqi police are trying to fight. U.S. forces are also trying to fight the guerrilla insurgency that is mostly taking place in the so-called Sunni triangle.
And early this morning, as you mentioned, Carol, it appears an incident cost the life of one other U.S. soldier in the west of the country. It appears several other soldiers may have been injured, but we will be bringing you more details on that later -- Carol.
COSTELLO: I also understand that the U.S. military is putting up wanted posters of Saddam Hussein.
BRAHIMI: That's right, Carol. About 130,000 wanted posters for the former Iraqi president are going to be distributed throughout the entire country. There is also going to be some 10,000 leaflets. Basically, the coalition authority is advertising again that there is a reward of $25 million for any information that would lead to the capture or the proof of the death of Saddam Hussein.
One of the posters actually shows a picture of Saddam Hussein, and the pictures of his two sons marked with X's, saying that they have been already killed and whoever denounced or found them has received their reward already -- part of a big campaign that seems to be launched right now throughout the entire country -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi reporting live from Baghdad for us this morning.
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Robbery>
Aired August 27, 2003 - 06:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Now let's check on the latest developments in Iraq. A U.S. soldier killed in what military officials are calling "an incident" west of Baghdad. That's the third U.S. service member to die in Iraq in the past three days.
The U.S. death toll since May 1 now surpasses those killed during major combat.
A new U.N. resolution says attacks against humanitarian workers, or peacekeepers, are war crimes. The resolution passed one week after the U.N. office in Baghdad was bombed, and President Bush says the U.S. won't retreat from terrorists inside Iraq and around the world.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We will strike them in their camps or caves or wherever they hide before they hit more of our cities and kill more of our citizens. We will do everything in our power to deny terrorists weapons of mass destruction before they can commit murder on an unimaginable scale.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COSTELLO: So, what is happening in Iraq right now? Well, a robbery leads to a shootout, all caught on tape.
Live to Baghdad and Rym Brahimi.
Hello -- Rym.
RYM BRAHIMI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
That robbery happened not very far from here; in fact, to my left, your right, behind the mosque there. It took place in broad daylight. Basically, a couple of armed robbers literally shot a man in his car and then proceeded to pull him out and jumped in his car and ran away.
Now, the police were at the scene very quickly, because they weren't far, and they chased these robbers. As a result, two policemen got shot at and killed by the two robbers. They also -- the police also say that two Iraqi civilians, including the owner of that first car, got killed in the whole shootout.
The robbers fled, but one of them, who was injured, was then captured. The other one was also injured and appears to have turned up in a hospital a little later. Now, that's just one example of the level of lawlessness here in the Iraqi capital, and that's something that the U.S. forces and Iraqi police are trying to fight. U.S. forces are also trying to fight the guerrilla insurgency that is mostly taking place in the so-called Sunni triangle.
And early this morning, as you mentioned, Carol, it appears an incident cost the life of one other U.S. soldier in the west of the country. It appears several other soldiers may have been injured, but we will be bringing you more details on that later -- Carol.
COSTELLO: I also understand that the U.S. military is putting up wanted posters of Saddam Hussein.
BRAHIMI: That's right, Carol. About 130,000 wanted posters for the former Iraqi president are going to be distributed throughout the entire country. There is also going to be some 10,000 leaflets. Basically, the coalition authority is advertising again that there is a reward of $25 million for any information that would lead to the capture or the proof of the death of Saddam Hussein.
One of the posters actually shows a picture of Saddam Hussein, and the pictures of his two sons marked with X's, saying that they have been already killed and whoever denounced or found them has received their reward already -- part of a big campaign that seems to be launched right now throughout the entire country -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Rym Brahimi reporting live from Baghdad for us this morning.
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