European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes june 2007 deaths in Iraq the associated press As of at least members of the Mili tary have died since the begin Ning of the Iraq War in March according to an associated press the figure includes seven military at least died As a result of hostile according to the military the a count is five higher than the defense depart ments last updated thursday at 10 the British military has re ported 156 deaths 33 18 20 bul 13 11 seven Al five Slova four three Esto two each and Hun South one death the latest deaths reported by the military a Soldier was killed thurs Day when his patrol was struck by a Roadside bomb in Eastern the latest identifications re ported by the military army Frank san died june 18 in Palo of wounds sustained from Small arms fire in Cikrit on 2005 assigned to the 2nd 5th fort army staff Daniel died wednesday in Baghdad of wounds from an explosive assigned to the 1st 8th cavalry regi 2nd brigade combat 1st cavalry fort army 1st class Nathan Bland Utah died tuesday in i wan Yah of wounds from Small arms fire assigned to the 2nd 1st special forces group fort to shut Down bodies that monitored weds United nations these purity Council voted Friday to immediately close Down the inspection bodies that played a Pivot Al role in monitoring Iraq weapons of mass destruction programs under Saddam Hussein the Resolution terminating the mandate of the bodies responsible for overseeing the dismantling of Saddam programs to develop chemical and Bio logical weapons and Long Range missiles was approved by a vote of 140 with Russia russian ambassador Vita by Churkin objected to the councils failure to comply with Previ Ous resolutions demanding that the inspectors certify that has no weapons of mass destruction before terminating their Man the adoption of this Resolution does not give any Clear answers to the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Chur from the associated press Roadside bomb kills 5 gis in Iraq by Les Neuhaus stars and stripes five troops were killed and seven oth ers wounded in Southern Baghdad when a Roadside bomb exploded near their according to a statement issued by the military the attack occurred when gun fire and rocket propelled grenades struck the which was not identified for Security Rea Steven Lamb of the Public affairs of fice in Baghdad told stars and stripes by Tele none of the soldiers killed or injured Dur ing the assault have been identified pending notice to next of Lamb officials have determined that a deeply buried bomb was used in the said Joseph Fil commander of multinational these Are explosive devices that Are put and when we say deep its because there not just surface Laid or just under the there put in frequently with a very High explosive either a number of artillery or some times homemade sometimes frequently its All these things put to Fil told reporters the deeper the explosive devices Are Bur the harder they Are to he to combat these types of coalition troops have gone into sewers to Weld Man holes shut and Are being careful of drainage ditches that pass under Fil he declined to talk about other measures to counter the the patrol was conducting ongoing Clearing which Are designed to reduce Sec tarian violence and help set the conditions for the improvement of essential eco nomic growth and Aid in the transition of Secu Rity operations with iraqi Security forces in the the statement also on troops from the 1st 18th infantry regiment Van guards on patrol in the Ris Alah neighbourhood of the Rashid also in Southern Bagh killed two insurgents and recovered two machine guns after coming under another suspected insurgent was shot dead and three More iraqis injured when sol Diers opened fire As three iraqis tried to break through a checkpoint on a tractor one bran dishing an according to the Mili two of the three iraqis were injured while fleeing and a bystander a Young girl was injured in the troop but was later treated and in other Clearing troops As signed to the Black Lions of company 1st 28th infantry regiment found on wednesday a collection of iranian made rocket parts in the Jamel also in the Rashid the find revealed empty 107 my cases with the same lot numbers As those seized june one rocket materials to build More than 50 13 60 my mor tar one 81 my rocket pro pulled a Large Quantity of Home made and plastic a bag of Shotgun two bags of Loose one Light antitank three assault one optical sight and an assortment of initiators and another statement released by the military on Friday on members of the 4th Bri Gade combat 1st infantry division witnessed a suspicious person digging a Hole in an area where other Roadside bombs have been placed in the the person was identified As a teenager after soldiers opened injuring the youth and two others apparently supervising him officials reported providing treatment at a military Hospital All were held for later that same four More suspects were arrested in connection with the according to the military stars and stripes reporter Jeff Schogol contributed to this email Les Neuhaus at  a Sadr delays March cleric cites lax Security for cancellation the associated press Baghdad Radical cleric Muntada a Sadr postponed a Shi Ite March to a bombed shrine North of Baghdad that was scheduled for july an aide said Muntada a Sadr has decided to postpone the March to Samarra for several including the governments inability to secure the route and Many officials appeals for a said Sheik Asad an aide to the he made the announce ment during a Friday Sermon in nearby sunni organizations and govern ment officials had urged a Sadr to cancel the March to the Sakariya shrine in which was bombed for a second time earlier this fearing it would Esca late sectarian violence that already has claimed thousands of a Sadr had said the March was aimed at bringing shiites and sunnis closer together and break ing Down the barriers imposed by the americans and sunni religious also a senior com Mander said Security forces now control 48 percent to 49 percent of the 474 neighbourhoods in Bagh that is up from 19 percent in said army Joseph Fil the 1st cavalry division commander who has been in charge of military operations throughout the capital since late last the British military issued a statement Friday saying both of its two main bases came under attack from mortars or Rock ets in the past 24 but there were no casualties or in other iraqi police said at least six iraqi soldiers were killed and five wounded when a suicide truck bomb exploded at their army Post North of two civilians also were killed in a barrage of gunfire that they the blast went off at a railway Sheik Asad an aide to Radical cleric Muntada Al Sadr Speaks during a Friday Sermon South of station in a town 20 Miles North of the an officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the it destroyed half the building and ignited a he most of the victims had been setting up a new checkpoint near the along the Bagh dad Mosul police in other iraqi police said a bomb exploded under an Oil pipeline South of Baghdad on spilling crude Oil and sparking a huge investigating slayings of 17 during offensive by John Ward Anderson the Washington Post Baghdad the military is investigating the killings of 17 people in a Heli copter attack North of Baghdad a week after residents of the area complained that the victims were not fighters from the group Al Aida in As the military originally but members of a Village guard Force and Ordinary a military Christo Pher said the june 22 incident in Kha about 30 Miles North of was under investigation because of discussions with locals who say it didst happen As we re ported the attack occurred in the opening Days of an called operation Arrow head that is entered around the town of a military statement on the Day of the incident called the dead men Al Aida gun men and said they were killed after trying to sneak into iraqi police were conducting Security operations in and around the Village when coalition attack helicopters from the 25th combat aviation brigade and ground forces from 3rd brigade combat 1st cavalry observed More than 15 armed men attempt ing to circumvent the is iraqi police and in filtrate the the statement the attack armed with engaged and killed 17 Al Aida gunmen and destroyed the vehicle they were it Garver said townspeople claim the individuals were not but members of the he said additional details were not pending completion of the invest the investigation came to Light after the bbl reported on its web site that residents of Khalis were incensed that the dead men were accused of being members of villagers say that those who died had nothing to do with they say they were local Village guards trying to protect the township from exactly the kind of attack by insurgents the military says it the bbl