European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes june 2007 deaths in Iraq the associated press As of at least members of the Mil itary have died since the be ginning 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 12 higher than the defense depart ments last updated wednesday at 10 the British military has re ported 149 deaths 33 18 20 bul 13 11 Den seven Al five four three two each and aus South one death the latest deaths reported by the military a Soldier was killed wednesday by an explosive near a Soldier was killed wednesday by a Roadside bomb in Eastern a Soldier was killed tues Day by Small arms fire in Day Ala the latest identifications re ported by the military air Force Ryan Lishawa killed tuesday in Kirkuk when his vehicle struck an explosive assigned As a special agent to air Force office of special invest air Force staff mat thew North Ohio killed tuesday in Kirkuk when his vehicle struck an explosive assigned As a special agent to the air Force office of special invest four soldiers were killed sunday by an explosive in they were identified As army staff Greg los Angeles army James army Tyler Eagle and army Robert inv All were assigned to the 1st 37th Field artillery 3rd 2nd infantry division Stryker brigade combat fort army Caleb Chris killed sunday in Baghdad when his vehicle struck an explosive assigned to the 1st 8th cavalry regi 2nd brigade combat 1st cavalry fort death toll in Iraq tops 23 americans have been killed in first six Days of june by Hamid Ahmed the associated press Baghdad a Soldier was killed by a Roadside bomb in the military said pushing the fou year death toll for american forces to according to an associated press the toll includes 23 deaths in the first six Days of a relatively High casualty almost double that of june the multinational Divi Sion Baghdad Soldier was killed wednesday when a Roadside bomb exploded during combat operations in a southwestern Sec Tion of the a military state ment it added that two other soldiers were wounded in the at tack and evacuated to a coalition medical shiite cleric Muntada a Sadr said thursday that he maintains Friendship and Good relations with Iran but rejects any interference by Tehran in Iraq a Sadr made the comments in an interview on iraqi state Televik nearly two weeks after he reemerged in Public after drop Ping out of sight amid a Security crackdown nearly four months the ant american cleric dodged a question about his disappearance from Public View Dur ing which he was believed to have been in but he said he rejected iranian interference in iraqi of i must maintain Friendship and Good relations with Iran but nothing he Alsa drs Mahdi army which fought forces in has been blamed for Many of the sunni shiite sectarian attacks in the accuses Iran of fueling the violence by providing weapons and training Iraq seemingly inexhaustible corps of terror bombers struck across the country again thurs from a restaurant in Bagh dads teeming Sadr to a police station levelled by a blast near the syrian at least seven policemen and eight civilians were reported in the capitals Eastern Sadr City a shiite Muslim a bomb beneath a parked car exploded at lunchtime outside a falafel to Karim iraqi policeman stands by vehicles destroyed thursday after a bomb placed beneath a parked car exploded outside a falafel restaurant in the shiite enclave of Sadr City in at least five people were killed and 14 police lice at least five people were killed and 14 said a police speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity because he want authorized to release the in the Days first reported a suicide bomber blew up explosives Laden truck at about 9 at a police station in near Iraq Border with killing at least four police men and five and wounding 22 other an iraqi army spokesman a guard shot the Driver As he approached the but the truck still penetrated its blast Walls and destroying the one Story said Mohammed Ahmed of the army third Rabia is 50 Miles West of Mosul and about three Miles from an hour in 70 Miles West of police said three policemen were killed and four others wounded when a suicide Driver blew up his Automo bile at their just 50 Yards from the traffic police head military spokesman envoy pleads for brits release Baghdad British Ambas Sador to Iraq Dominic Asquith appealed for the release of five britons abducted in Baghdad More than a week ago and indicated that his government was prepared to talk to the Kidnap pers about the terms of their re the five four Security guards and a consultant were seized May 29 from the iraqi finance ministry by some 40 heavily armed men who then Rode off with them in the direction of Baghdad shiite militia stronghold of Sadr iraqi officials have said they believe they were taken by the Mahdi army militia that is Loyal to Radical shiite cleric Muntada possibly in retaliation for the killing by British forces of the militias commander in the Southern City of i ask those holding them to release them so they May return to their Asquith said in arabic in a statement in a Clear offer to consider de he we have peo ple Here in Iraq who Are ready to listen to any person about this or any person who May be holding these men and who May wish to commune Asquith also made a televised hours before iraqi a state television was due to Broad cast a taped interview with the associated press Jeff Pool disputed the report and offered different saying iraqi police foiled the attack by shooting at a dump causing it to he said several civil ians were but nobody was killed except the in at least 25 violent deaths were reported by police on thurs including Sahar a female iraqi journalist was shot to death while she was waiting for a taxi in the Northern City of australians cleared in contractors death the associated press troops acted lawfully when they shot and killed an american contractor in Baghdad after he ignored their orders to Stop the truck he was a spokesman said announcing the findings of an internal in australian defense forces spokes Man Gus Gilmore said the troops interpreted the americans actions As an Immi nent threat to in these circumstances their actions were he Hector a Vietnam War Veteran from san was killed 13 at a checkpoint near the australian embassy in the iraqi capitals heavily fortified Green Gilmore said soldiers had Given Patino Clear signs and repeatedly ordered him to Stop his the vehicle continued to move Forward to wards Security showing no intention of Gilmore noting a heightened concern about vehicle bombs at the he said a separate conducted by the diplomatic Security concluded that patinos actions contributed to the Australia has about forces in and around Iraq As part of the mostly guarding australian government inter ests and helping train iraqi Security