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Last Few Days Especially Deadly for American Soldiers in Iraq
Aired November 05, 2003 - 05:30 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: These last few days have been especially deadly for American soldiers in Iraq. The weekend downing of that Army transport chop[per left 15 dead and 27 injured. Explosions rocked the tightly guarded green zone in central Baghdad Tuesday. The blast shook the grounds of Saddam Hussein's former palace, which serves as coalition headquarters. And in a separate bombing, a 1st Armored Division soldier was killed and two others wounded.
Let's take you live to Baghdad for the latest. Matthew Chance is there -- good morning, Matthew.
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, thank you.
And with each new day it seems there's another incident that further undermines the fragile sense of security felt by many people in this, the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Last night was the second night in a row that insurgents managed to fire explosive devices, mortars or rockets, into the heart of the U.S.-led administration in the Iraqi capital. The flames over the headquarters of the coalition, the green zone, as it's known, lit up the night skies over Baghdad. We understand from the coalition at least four people were injured in that attack.
The area targeted stands on the west side of the Tigris River and is known as the green zone, as I mentioned. It's a vast and heavily guarded compound housing the former presidential palace of Saddam Hussein and other buildings that have now been taken over by the coalition authorities. There doesn't seem to be of any significant damage to those buildings. Troops I spoke to earlier today outside the compound say things inside were running back to normal again.
But the very fact that the insurgents have been able to strike at this location not once, but twice now, two nights in a row, underlines just how confident and able they've become to strike at will at the coalition -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Matthew Chance reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
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Aired November 5, 2003 - 05:30 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: These last few days have been especially deadly for American soldiers in Iraq. The weekend downing of that Army transport chop[per left 15 dead and 27 injured. Explosions rocked the tightly guarded green zone in central Baghdad Tuesday. The blast shook the grounds of Saddam Hussein's former palace, which serves as coalition headquarters. And in a separate bombing, a 1st Armored Division soldier was killed and two others wounded.
Let's take you live to Baghdad for the latest. Matthew Chance is there -- good morning, Matthew.
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, thank you.
And with each new day it seems there's another incident that further undermines the fragile sense of security felt by many people in this, the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Last night was the second night in a row that insurgents managed to fire explosive devices, mortars or rockets, into the heart of the U.S.-led administration in the Iraqi capital. The flames over the headquarters of the coalition, the green zone, as it's known, lit up the night skies over Baghdad. We understand from the coalition at least four people were injured in that attack.
The area targeted stands on the west side of the Tigris River and is known as the green zone, as I mentioned. It's a vast and heavily guarded compound housing the former presidential palace of Saddam Hussein and other buildings that have now been taken over by the coalition authorities. There doesn't seem to be of any significant damage to those buildings. Troops I spoke to earlier today outside the compound say things inside were running back to normal again.
But the very fact that the insurgents have been able to strike at this location not once, but twice now, two nights in a row, underlines just how confident and able they've become to strike at will at the coalition -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Matthew Chance reporting live from Baghdad this morning.
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