European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 stars and stripes thursday april 12 2007 2 helps hit not downed in Baghdad by Monte Morin and Joseph Giordono stars and stripes Baghdad during a raging Daylong Battle in Central Baghdad on tuesday 16 troops were wounded and two military helicopters were hit by ground fire officials said contrary to iraqi police reports Early in the Day and an internet posting the helicopters were not downed the military said we have not had any helicopters shot Down said it col Christopher Carver a Mili tary spokesman in Baghdad but a uh60 Black Hawk and an Apache gunship had been hit by Small arms fire while operating Over the City he said both returned safely to their bases and no one was injured officials the Baghdad Battle at least two iraqi soldiers and a child were killed a military statement said and iraqi forces continued to work with attack aviation assets throughout the Day to locate identify and engage and kill three insurgents targeting coalition and iraqi Security forces in the the fierce fighting in Central Baghdad shut Down the sunni dominated Fadhil and Sheik Omar neighbourhoods just after 7 the military said after american and iraqi troops came under fire during a routine search operation helicopter gunships swooped in engaging insurgents with machine gun fire the fighting caused huge traffic jams in Central Baghdad in the internet posting on tues Day a previously unknown iraqi insurgency group calling itself iraqi Hamas claimed that it had shot Down a helicopter Over Baghdad the associated press contributed to this report email Joseph Giordono at email Monte Morin at Adil a boy looks at a blast Hole tuesday after a rocket landed at an East Baghdad school 16 killed in suicide blast the associated press Baghdad a woman with explosives hidden beneath her Black Abaya detonated them tues Day in a crowd of about 200 police recruits killing at least 16 people police and Hospital officials said the woman walked into the crowd at the main Gate of the my cd Aliyah police station and blew herself up according to a police officer at the scene who spoke on the condition of anonymity at least 16 people were killed and 33 wounded in the mostly sunni Muslim City about 60 Miles Northeast of Baghdad said or Abdul Salam Aljbour at my cd Aliyah general Hospital a parked car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Baghdad University killing at least six people and wounding 11 police said the bomb was packed into a yellow taxi near Campus and All of those Hurt were civilians police said a Katusha rocket hit a Basket Ball court at a boys school in East Ern Baghdad killing a 6yearold boy and wounding 17 others students and two teachers police said the military announced the deaths monday of four soldiers three killed by a Road Side bomb and a secondary explosion in Southeastern Baghdad and another killed in combat in West Ern Anbar province also tuesday the military said it captured More than 150 suspected insurgents iraqi Leader no withdrawal plans prime minister Nouri Almalik on a fou Day trip to Japan on tuesday said there was no need to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from his country we see no need for a withdraw Al timetable we Are working As fast As we Almalik said to demand the departure of the troops is a democratic right and a right we respect what governs the departure at the end of the Day is How confident we Are in the handover what counts he added Are achievements on the his comments came a Day after tens of thousands of iraqis took to the streets of two shiite holy Cit ies demanding that forces leave the country the massive rally called for by shiite cleric Muntada a Sadr marked the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad a Sadr who remains in seclusion ordered up the March As a show of strength from the associated press Yoko Ima Rock Bab tomorrow girls night our drink special Looyen girls Only open Imin from Yokosuk Ochuko Central hotel 81 Yokosuka 0468278696 the new Sanno information the new Sanno reservations suggested Call the food and beverage reservations hotline at 2297151 or 0334407871 tickets Are nonrefundable
