European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes saturday june 2007 revolt in Baghdad neighbourhood controlled Iraq forces contain fighting shiite Leader returns to Iraq by Sinan Salaheddin the associated press Baghdad iraqi and troops fanned out in a sunni neigh boyhood devastated by Days of internal fighting Between insurgent claiming control of the Cha Otic area on Friday and putting it under a strict curfew and forcing residents Abu a 40yearold sunni father of four in Baghdad Amariyah said he was among a group of residents who joined in the clashes with Al Aida fighters on wednesday and thursday fed up with the gunfire that kept students from final exams and forced people in the neighbourhood to huddle in Ahmed denied being a member of any insurgent groups but said he sympathizes with honest iraqi referring to those opposed to efforts in Iraq but also against the brutal tactics of Al Aida fighters and leaders have completely destroyed Ama no one can venture out and All the businesses Are he those fighters Are Here Only to kill iraqis and not the Ameri they Are like cancer and must be removed from the iraqi official casualty figures were not immediately but a local Council who declined to be identified because of Security said at least 31 including six Al Aida Mili were killed and 45 other fighters were detained in the clash and iraqi officials Are try ing to isolate the terror network by turning other militant groups and tribal leaders against it a tactic that has proved relatively Success Ful in the Western province once considered the heartland of the sunni Dale com Mander of 1st 5th cavalry who is responsible for the Amariyah area of the Capi confirmed the military Khalid supporters of Iraq largest shiite party celebrate the return of their Abdulaziz seen in the poster at in Baghdad on Hakim returned from Iran after getting treatment for lung 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 count the figure includes seven military at least died As a result of hostile according to the military the a count is 12 higher than the defense departments last updated thursday at 10 the British military has reported 149 deaths 33 18 Poland 20 13 11 seven Al five so four three two each and Kaza South one death the latest deaths reported bythe military one Soldier died tuesday after a Roadside bomb attack Northwest of two soldiers were killed wednesday in a Roadside bombing in the latest identifications reported by the Mili tary army Robert died tuesday in rus Tamiyah in a noncombat re lated incident assigned to the 2nd 69th Armor 3rd brigade combat 3rd infantry fort two soldiers died tuesday in nub Farris of wounds from an both were assigned to the 2nd 14th infantry 2nd brigade combat 10th Mountain division Light fort killed were army staff Joseph and army sgt Richard Honolu role in the fighting in the sunni Dis he said the Battles raged wednesday and thursday but died off at government Security forces Are now in control of the Amariyah iraqi military spokesman Qassim was quoted As saying by iraqi state he also lauded the cooperation of local residents with the Abdulaziz the Leader of Iraq largest shiite re turned to Baghdad from Iran after completing the first phase of his treatment for lung Accord ing to the web site of the supreme islamic Council of Alhakim is a key player in iraqi politics despite close ties to has been a major part Ner in efforts to build a demo cratic system after the collapse of Saddam Hussein regime in meanwhile in North East of an Alsaid linked suicide bomber blew himself up Friday in a House sheltering members of the rival 1920 revolution killing two of the other militants and wounding four in the strife Ridden City of police the military also announced the death of a Soldier As signed to the 2nd 15th Field artillery 2nd Bri Gade combat 10th Moun Tain division two weeks after he was serious wounded by a sniper while participating in a search for american troops who were Cap tured by Alsaid linked militants South of Matthew of died thursday at the National naval medical Cen Ter in Maryland of wounds suffered on May at least 32 iraqis were killed or found dead on including 15 Bullet riddled bodies that turned up on the streets of Bagh apparent victims of so called sectarian death squads usually run by shiite military pushing for ceasefires the associated press Washington the military is working More aggressively to forge ceasefires with iraqi militants and quell the Vio Lence around judging that 80 percent of enemy combat ants Are a top commander Raymond Odierno also warned thursday that he May not be Able to make a full assessment of the situation in Iraq by As demanded by the 2 com Mander in told Pentagon re porters by video conference that he is pressing his military officers to reach out to the to some Small insurgent groups and to religious and political leaders to push them to Stop the we Are talking about and maybe signing some things that say they wont conduct operations against the government of Iraq or against coalition Odierno said from Camp Victory in we believe a Large majority of groups within Iraq Are reconcilable and Are now interested in engaging with but More they want to engage and become a part of the government of stemming the violence in and around the capital City is key to giving the iraqi government time to 5 killed in crash were from 82nd airborne the five soldiers killed this week in the crash of a ch47 Chinook transport helicopter in Afghani Stan were members of the 82nd airborne officials the identities of the soldiers were not immediately John a spokes Man for natos International Security assistance said thursday that 30 or More service members from the 82nd airborne had been dropped off by the Chi Nook shortly before it went Down late from the associated press Pentagon ids pilots killed in memorial Day crash stars and the Pentagon has identified the pilots killed memorial Day when their helicopter was shot Down near first Keith Heidtman and chief warrant officer the Odore Church both assigned to 2nd 6th cavalry Reg 25th combat aviation Bri Gade were killed when their oh58d Kiowa helicopter crashed after receiving heavy enemy during combat opera a Pentagon statement both were stationed with the 25th infantry division at Schofield an insurgent group called the islamic state of Iraq has claimed responsibility for the had arrived in december for his first Iraq tour of family he had graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2005 and was a native of quite we Are Strug Chris Keiths told the Day newspaper in his Home the second Day is a reality starting set the fact that every one is Dis traught is a testament to what kind of Guy Keith he was such a wonderful Church Heidtman was being remembered As a quiet Leader who was also a standout baseball and basketball player in High there was Little Bio graphical in formation about Church available Heidtman the 32yearold from South was also known by his nickname a Combina Tion of his family a Schofield Barracks Public affairs officer said Church family had declined to comment on the soldiers six other in route to the crash scene As a Quick reaction were when their vehicles were hit by Roadside those soldiers have not yet been publicly identified by the