European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages stars and stripes sunday april us deaths Iraq As of Friday at least 3267 members of the us military have died since the beginning of the Iraq War in March 2003 according to an associated press count the figure includes seven military civilians at least 2634 died As a result of hostile action according to the Mili Tarys numbers the a count is seven higher than the defense depart ments tally last updated Fri Day at 10 am the British military has re ported 140 deaths Italy 33 Ukraine 18 Poland 19 bul Garia 13 Spain 11 Denmark six Al Salvador five Slovakia four Latvia three Estonia Netherlands and Thailand two each and Australia Hungary Kazakhstan and Romania one death each the latest deaths reported by the military a Soldier was killed thurs Day in Kirkuk province the latest identifications re ported by the military army pfc James j Coon 22 Walnut Creek Calif died wednesday in Balad when an explosive detonated near his vehicle assigned to the 1st Bat Talion 8th cavalry regiment 2nd brigade 1st cavalry Divi Sion fort Hood Texas Afghanistan and other areas As of Friday at least 311 members of the us military have died in Afghanistan Paki Stan and Uzbekistan As a result of the us invasion of Afghani Stan in late 2001 according to the defense department the department last updated its Fig ures March 312007 of those the military re ports 195 were killed by hos tile action outside the afghan Region the defense department re ports 61 More members of the us military died in support of operation enduring Freedom of those two were the result of hostile action the military lists these other locations As Guantanamo Bay naval base Cuba Djibouti Eritrea Jordan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Philippines Seychelles Sudan Tajikistan tur key and Yemen there were also four Cia officer deaths and one military civilian death the latest deaths reported by the military no deaths reported the latest identifications re ported by the military no identifications reported from the associated press correction an april 5 Story should have said that new body Armor for soldiers will provide an additional 52 Square inches of Protection for the rear of the vests Sabah Abdullah carries a portrait of his 18yearold daughter Sabrin who was killed in a car bombing in 2006 outside her University during a protest in Baghdad on saturday some 1500 people demanded the government make the streets safer Khalid Mohammed a us warplanes attack militiamen shoulder fired rockets targeted during fierce fighting South of Baghdad by Lauren Frayer the associated press Baghdad us warplanes attacked suspected militiamen wielding shoulder fired rockets saturday in the second Day of fierce fighting against shiite gun men South of Baghdad us and iraqi officials and witnesses said at least one civilian was killed and five were seriously wounded when an american tank fired on their House in Diw Aniyah 80 Miles South of Baghdad iraqi police and Hospital officials said the victims were pulled from the rubble and evacuated to i wan Yah Hospital police said the us military had no imme Diate comment saturday in Baghdad two american sol Diers were killed and seven were wounded by two separate Road Side bombs Friday one us Soldier was killed and four were wounded in an attack with an armo piercing explosively formed projectile or exp the military said in a statement the us has blamed Iran for supplying shiite militias in Iraq with the powerful weapons which hurl a molten fist sized Copper slug capable of piercing armoured vehicles saturdays statement did not say whether the soldiers were on foot or in a vehicle another Roadside bomb killed an american Soldier and wound 27 suspected insurgents Are arrested heavy fighting in Diw Aniyah Iraq has led to the arrest of at least 27 suspected insurgents and left several suspected insurgents killed and at least three iraqi and american troops wounded the us army said saturday us and iraqi troops launched operation Black Eagle to disrupt militia activity and return Security and stability of the volatile City to the govern ment of Iraq according to a us news release saturday according to military officials troops seized several explosively formed projectiles or Fps a particularly lethal Brand of Roadside bomb the troops also found various other weapons and bomb making materials fighting was steady through de three Friday in Western Bagh dad the military said iraqi troops killed a libyan Al Aida figure saturday in a raid on his Baghdad hideout just be fore the Man could detonate an explosives Belt he was wearing a military spokesman said Abu Baraa Alibi a lit out the first Day maj Eric ver Zola a spokesman for the 4th brigade combat team air 25th infantry division said in the release iraqi sol Diers fought bravely alongside coalition forces throughout the Day against the ant iraqi forces troops from the 8th iraqi army division Are fighting in the operation he said the us army also said Satur Day that fixed Wing aircraft launched airstrikes in support of the operation the strikes targeted militiamen using Shoul de fired rocket propelled Gre Nades officials said Diw Aniyah Soutsi of Baghdad is a Power base for Muntada Alsa drs Mahdi army militia and has seen frequent fighting in recent months stars and stripes tie known Junior Al Aida Leader was killed in a raid in Ghazal Yah a Western Baghdad neighbourhood where sunni insurgents Are known to be Active said Brig Gen Qassim Almous Sawi spokes Man for the Baghdad Security plan one of his assistants was killed with him he said us forces also killed one suspect and captured eight others in raids in Baghdad and South of a Madi the provincial capital of Anbar the military said the Man killed was identified As the Leader of a terror cell that planted car bombs targeting us troops and civilians the us Mili tary said in other violence a Roadside bomb exploded next to a joint american iraqi army patrol Early saturday on a Highway leading into Annan 175 Miles Northwest of Baghdad two iraqi soldiers were killed and two were wounded the iraqi military said police in fal Lujah West of Bagh dad reported finding four bodies in the Center of the City the corpses showed signs of torture and had been shot in the head a total of 58 people were killed or found dead across Iraq on sat urday in the eight week of the us iraqi Security crackdown on the capital and surrounding cities and towns also saturday the us military announced 14 suspects and a Large weapons Cache were Cap tured earlier in the week in West Ern Baghdad Yarmuk neigh boyhood it said Security operations continued in the area at least 14 men were detained and explosives bomb making materials handguns and mortars were found Iraq neighbors in members to meet next month by Sinan Salaheddin the associated press Baghdad ministers from Iraq neigh Boring countries the five permanent Mem Bers of the in Security Council and industrialized nations will hold a meeting in Egypt Early next month to discuss the situation in Iraq foreign minister Hishyar Zebari said saturday the meeting which was supposed to be held in Turkey follows an International con Ference held in Baghdad last month in which Iran held direct talks with the United states for the first time in years Zebari said at a news conference ministers from Iraq neighbors As Well As Bahrain and Egypt and the five permanent members of the United nations Security coun cil will hold a meeting in the egyptian red sea resort of Sharm Elsheikh on May 34 be Bari said permanent members of the in Security Council include the United states China rus Sia France and Britain also in attendance be Bari said will be officials from the so called group of eight industrialized nations Canada France Germany Italy Japan Russia Britain and the us this conference Aims to bring neighbouring countries superpowers and industrialized nations together to help improve Iraq Security and stability and shoulder their responsibilities in this regard Zebari said it also Aims at easing territorial tension through encouraging dialogue and Contact be tween International parties and Iraq concerned neighbors he said there is a feeling of How dangerous the situation is and a feeling of rising regional ten Sion that negatively affects the situation in Iraq Zebari said there is a big willingness from neighbouring countries to try help in solv ing the problem