European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 19 2007 stars and stripes pages a us Soldier from company b 1st battalion 23rd infantry regiment walks past a Street Vendor during a foot patrol in Baghdad shiite enclave of Sadr City on saturday Marko 350 iraqis 6 gis exposed in chlorine bomb attacks by Kim Gamel the associated press Baghdad three suicide bombers driving chlorine Laden trucks struck the office of a sunni tribal Leader opposed to Al Aida and other targets in Anbar province killing As Many As eight people and exposing 350 iraqi civilians and six us troops to a poisonous Gas the attacks Friday designed to spread panic reflected the mounting Power struggle among insurgents and the growing number of sunnis who oppose them the assaults occurred just two Days after prime minister Nouri Almalik a shiite travelled to Anbar to reach out to sunni clan chiefs in a bid to undermine tribal support for the insurgency the violence started about pm when a Driver detonated explosives in a pickup truck carrying chlorine at a checkpoint Northeast of the provincial capital of ramada wounding one us servicemen Ber and one iraqi civilian the military said in a state ment that was followed by a similar explosion about two hours later involving a dump truck South of fal Lujah in Amariyah that killed two policemen and left As Many As 100 residents showing signs of chlorine exposure with symptoms ranging from minor skin and lung irritations to vomiting the military said iraqi authorities said at least six people were killed and dozens wounded when the truck blew up in a line of cars waiting at a checkpoint Ahmed Kuhbier a 32yearold taxi Driver said the blast sent up a plume of White smoke that turned Black and Blue minutes later we started to smell Nasty smells i saw people coming form the explosion site and they were coughing and having trouble breathing he said less than 10 Miles away another suicide bomber detonated a dump truck containing a 200gallon chlo Rine tank rigged with explosives at pm also South of fal Lujah in the Albu Issa tribal Region the military said us forces found about 250 local civil ians including seven children suffering from symptoms related to chlorine exposure according to the statement the attacks followed four other bombings that have released chlorine Gas since Jan 28 when a Sui cide bomber driving a dump truck filled with explosives and a chlorine tank struck a Quick reaction Force and iraqi police in ramada killing 16 people the us military has warned that insurgents Are adopting new tactics in a Campaign to spread panic British duped by switch at military prison stars and stripes ten iraqis have escaped a Brit ish military prison simply by switching places with visitors the new York times reported Satur Day an Lith Detainee is Unac counted for but no one was in his place at the prison in afraid that there Are now people inside who  be a British official told the paper we Are very unhappy about it All the detainees were Able to scam their British guards by swapping clothes with their Visi tors and walking out the door according to the new York times the visitors then stayed in the British facility in place of the prisoners the impostors not Only looked like the detainees they were substituting for but they knew the real detainees personal information the scheme worked until thursday when officials discovered one person was not who he said he was a British official told the times since the escapes Security at the British facility has been heightened the newspaper reported the iraqis who switched places with the detainees May now be charged with helping the detainees escape Al Aida in Iraq a serious threat in Dyala province stars and stripes last year us officials announced that iraqi troops had taken Over Security for most of Dyala province with us troops remaining to provide a support ing role but now Dyala has become a hot spot for insurgent and militia violence As us and iraqi troops work to secure Baghdad the Washington times reported sat urday the most serious threat in Diya la is Al Aida in Iraq which is carrying out Brazen attacks us and iraqi military officials said there is an increase in the number of fighters we Are engaging and fighting against army col David w Sutherland told the newspaper Sutherland commander of the 3rd brigade combat team 1st cavalry division told the newspaper that coalition forces Are try ing to work with tribal leaders and local government officials to try to dissuade the local Popula Tion from helping insurgents Mili Tias and terrorists the increased violence cannot happen without the support of the people said Sutherland told the paper iraqi maj Gen Shakir halal Husain commander of the 5th iraqi division said his troops Are working to Cut off enemy supplies coming into the Region from Iran the newspaper reported however Shakir did not link Iran with Al Aida in Iraq Accord ing to the Washington times Iran is not helping Al Aida but they Are smuggling less and other weapons like c4 and antitank mines into the he said in the times Story Husain told the newspaper Security forces have picked up two egyptians and two syrians in bad Cuba and have heard from other suspects that afghan for eign fighters May be in the area army Calls Black Hawk crash in Iraq an Accident by Kate Brumback the associated press Montgomery Ala an army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed last year in Northern Iraq killing a 12 aboard does not appear to have been downed by enemy fire according to a re port obtained by the associated press the report repeatedly Calls the Jan 7 2006 crash an Accident and said it left such catastrophic damage the precise cause re Mains Uncertain the eight us troops and four american civilians aboard died in stantly or shortly after Impact the report from the us army combat readiness Center at fort Rucker said the Trail of debris spread the length of two football Fields at the time of the crash the army said the cause was Uncer Tain and would not be determined until the fort Rucker team could investigate its report was obtained thursday by the a with numerous sections blacked out but at one Point it says Dur ing Tea Down analysis the Board could not find any indication that the aircraft was shot Down the Black Hawk was part of a two helicopter team providing support for the 101st airborne division and was flying Between bases when communication was lost it crashed just before mid night about seven Miles East of Tal afar a Northern City near the syrian Border that was the scene of heavy fighting with insurgents according to the report people on Board the Black Hawk were using night vision goggles and the helicopter was flying through Light rain Jeff Krausse the father of one of the helicopters pilots 1st it Jaime l Campbell said the army told him the cause of the crash could not be determined through investigation and in such a Case it is 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