European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 3 6 militants killed after base attack deaths in Iraq the associated press As of at least members of the military have died since the beginning of the Iraq War in March according to an associated press the figure includes seven Mili tary at least died As a result of hostile a according to the Mili Tarys the a count is eight higher than the defense depart ments last updated thursday at 10 the British military has re ported 148 deaths 33 18 20 bul 13 11 Den seven Al five four three two each and aus one death each since the Start of us Mili operations in service members have been wounded in hostile according to the de sense weekly the latest deaths reported by the military three soldiers were killed thursday when their vehicle struck an explosive South of the latest identifications re ported by the military sgt Thomas Holly died monday in route to land Stu he regional medical after a noncombat related incident in Balad assigned to the 46th military police 210th military police Battal Anny sgt alien f killed monday in Salman Pak by Small arms fire assigned to the 1st 15th infantry 3rd brigade combat 3rd infantry fort Christopher whe4 monday in my Pak by Small arms fire assigned the 1st infantry of 3rd brigade combat 3rd infantry fort Stew Simf Jcj Wewt correction in a army medics de Noah 2 troops die in separate fight by Thomas Wagner the associated press Baghdad about 50 suspected insurgents attacked a base in the Center of a City North of Baghdad on sparking a Battle that left at least six militants the iraqi army the fighting took place in a sunni insurgent stronghold that has seen a recent Spike in violence largely blamed on militants who fled a three Montgold Security crack Down in in Iraq two iraqi journalists working for Abc news were slain As they drove Home from the american television network announced unidentified assailants waylaid the car carrying cameraman Alaa Uldeen and sound Man Saif Laith and shot them the network journalists have been frequently targeted by extremists in with More than 100 reported killed since the War also in two sol Diers were killed and nine wounded thursday in separate attacks in the the military said the massive search for three missing soldiers believed to have been kidnapped by Alsaid linked insurgents entered its seventh Michael the com Mander of the 2nd brigade com Bat 10th Mountain Divi Sion who was overseeing the mis said the teams were talking to local hoping to find in formation that would Lead them to the everyone is motivated and knows the importance of finding the he said in a state ment from a Village 12 Miles South of Baghdad where a May 12 ambush killed four soldiers and an and left three american troops the fighting in bad Cuba began about 7 the Day of rest in Muslim when insurgents opened fire on a base in the Center of the about 35 Miles Northeast of Bagh soldiers from Delta 4th 31st infantry 2nd 10th Mountain division rest Friday after searching for three of their comrades still missing after a May 12 attack that left four soldiers and an iraqi Soldier dead near Yusuf about a half hour reinforcements killing at least six the iraqi army officer he spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the residents said the fighting sent smoke billowing up from neighbourhoods in the one who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from said he heard heavy machine gun fire and then men shouting Allah or god is great in Ara others said they saw a Mored vehicles driving through the while aircraft flew the fighting ended about but several hours later suspected insurgents fired a mortar round at a nearby police the army officer no casual ties were the military had no imme Diate comment on the the base was set up two months ago in a three Story City office building that was abandoned because of the violence in the the iraqi officer about soldiers and iraqis have been involved in the search for the three miss ing american the soldiers had been at an observation Post for several hours when an insurgent Force crept through the Cut concertina wire and attacked from All sides with automatic a spokesman Webster Wright attackers apparently planned to capture soldiers because there were signs that a getaway car was elsewhere Friday a suicide car bomber hit a police patrol in the sunni dominant de town of Jurf 40 Miles South of killing three officers and wounding police in the Oil Rich City of 180 Miles North of the iraqi Capi drive by shooters killed an iraqi army officer As he was head ing to police Emad Mohammed is treated for injuries in on Mohammed was wounded when gunmen opened fire on a police killing an while he was playing Mosul attacks destroy damage jail by Joseph Giordono stars and stripes a series of coordinated car and truck bombs and Small arms attacks in Mosul have left two Bridges a jail and several iraqi police dead and As Many As 200 insurgents were involved in the which took place this iraqi and officials said four truck bombs targeted the two which Span the Tigris River near the one iraqi five iraqi police and one civilian were killed in those four other iraqi soldiers were military officials the truck bombs destroyed both bring the military said in a statement re leased three car bombs were used to attack what officials described As a transient five iraqi police were in addition to 21 police and 17 civilians there was no information on whether prisoners at the facility were freed during the at the Forward operating base Marez also received Small arms and indirect officials further attacks in the City included both direct and indirect fire attacks on police stations and the Al Hamouri officials the actions of these terrorists show their Steven the 4th Bri Gade combat 1st cavalry division com was quoted As these attacks demonstrate the desperation of these they have no concern for the Good iraqi who now must suf Fer from damaged Bridges and Mosul is a key City at the Northern tip of Iraq in Ninevah it has been the site of sometimes fierce fighting Over the fou year Span of the and has also seen periods of relative email Joseph Giordono at