European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 stars and stripes tuesday March 27 2007 gunmen attack iraqi forces in Baghdad 2 separate Roadside attacks kill 5 american soldiers by Sinan Salaheddin the associated press Baghdad with us attack helicopters buzzing overhead gunmen and iraqi Security forces clashed sunday in a sunni area in Central Baghdad and police said at least two people were killed in fighting in the neighbourhoods narrow streets and alleys Road Side bombings meanwhile killed five us soldiers including four in a single strike in a volatile prov Ince Northeast of the capital the fighting in Baghdad started about pm when gunmen attacked iraqi army positions in the Fadhil neighbourhood on the East Side of the Tigris River police said the us military said it had no immediate reports about the fight ing in Baghdad but later sunday announced that four americans had been killed when a Roadside bomb hit their patrol in Dyala province a Roadside bomb also killed a us Soldier and wounded two others during a route Clear Ance Mission in Northwestern Baghdad an iraqi army colonel from the brigade in charge of the Baghdad neighbourhood where the fighting took place said the gunmen were firing at army checkpoints and patrols from rooftops and the sol Diers returned fire calling for us assistance when the fighting became fierce he said the Situa Tion had calmed by late afternoon but sporadic clashes continued the soldiers raided some houses believed to be used by the gun men today several suspects were arrested and they Are being interrogated the colonel said speak ing on condition of anonymity be cause he was not authorized to speak to the Media the military sealed off All roads leading to the area causing traffic jams according to witnesses and police stores closed their doors As the streets emptied of people fleeing the fighting the gunmen were shooting at every moving object the streets were deserted and All shops closed said Ghaith Jassim the 37yearold owner of a textile store in the area these frequent clashes have affected our work we cannot earn our living people and traders Are afraid of coming to our area Jassim said the arrival of us troops in the area briefly stopped the clashes but the fighting resumed when the americans left iraqi police said two civilians were killed and two policemen and two civilians were wounded Fadhil one of Baghdad oldest and poorest areas is Ridden with sunni insurgents and common criminals and its narrow streets and alleys have been the site of frequent clashes a helicopter owned by the Pri vate Security company Blackwater Usa crashed in heavy gunfire in the area on Jan 23 killing four civilian contractors a fifth con tractor in a second helicopter died of gunshot wounds the clashes broke out a Day after at least 74 people were killed or found dead in Iraq 47 in suicide bombings one of the deadliest Days since a us iraqi Security sweep began in Baghdad on feb 14 suspected shiite militants at tacked a sunni mosque on Sun Day in apparent retaliation for one of those attacks a suicide truck bombing against a shiite mosque that killed 11 people in Hasa 30 Miles South of Bagh dad the explosion on sunday blew a Hole in the roof of the mosques minaret but caused no injuries meanwhile the islamic state in Iraq an insurgent umbrella group that includes Al Aida in Iraq purportedly claimed responsibility for three suicide bomb Ings saturday near the Anbar province City of Qaim near the syrian Border saying in an inter net statement that 45 policemen were killed and 48 were wounded the statement could not be in Dependently verified and police said Only six people had been killed including five policemen and 19 other people wounded one of the attackers hit a Check Point while another targeted a police station but was forced to Deto Nate his explosives beforehand after guards opened fire on him col Tariq Yousif Aldulaimii said adding that All the casual ties were from those two explosions a third bombing also occurred about 100 Yards away from an Iraq staffed checkpoint but Only the attacker was killed he said the us military meanwhile announced that troops had found 470 antitank mines saturday in Security forces find truck h chlorine explosives stars and stripes american and iraqi Security forces averted what could have been a massive attack on a police station in ramada when iraqi police captured a suicide bomber in a vehicle containing Large quantities of chlorine and More than two tons of explosives according to us military officials the arrest occurred Friday in ramada a White cargo truck came to a halt near the Entrance to the Jezbera police station located about 150 meters from a water treatment Plant a us military news release issued sunday read the police approached the truck for further investigation and detained the Driver when they discovered the truck was rigged with explosives and the Driver was attempting to Deto Nate the vehicle when the police inspected the truck they found five l000gal Lon barrels filled with chlorine along with More than 4000 pounds of explosives the Driver is being held for further questioning and All explosives were removed from the truck and destroyed by Demoli Tion experts the release read in recent weeks chlorine bombs have been used in several attacks the Gas created in the explosions can kill and sicken after the initial explosion Marko a us Soldier from company b 1st battalion 23rd infantry regiment runs across an open area saturday in West Baghdad Ghazal Yah neigh boyhood the shiite militia Baghdad Strong hold of Sadr City after getting a tip from an iraqi citizen another Large weapons Cache with Roadside bomb making mate rial was found and 31 suspected insurgents were detained Friday in Diya Rah 30 Miles South of Bagh dad the military said in a Sepa rate statement know your limit digital pocket breathalyzer visit our us Mil good2go 5329 my email info Lite and enter the 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