20 US Troops Were Killed In Iraq Today

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Thirteen killed as helicopter crashes near Baghdad


dpa German Press Agency
Published: Saturday January 20, 2007

Washington- Thirteen people died when a US helicopter crashed near Baghdad Saturday, the US military announced in Iraq. The circumstances of the crash were as yet unknown and an investigation was underway, a spokesman said.

The helicopter, which often transports civilians in addition to military personnel, crashed in an "explosive" region north-east of Baghdad which is inhabited by Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, the CNN news network reported.

However, US soldiers had been able to secure the crash site and seal it off.

© 2006 dpa German Press Agency


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Attack on Karbala base kills five US soldiers


dpa German Press Agency
Published: Saturday January 20, 2007


Washington- The US military said five soldiers were killed
in a militia attack on a security centre in Karbala, raising to 18
the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq Saturday.
The Karbala attack was launched on the Provincial Joint
Coordination Centre, where US and Iraqi forces hold security
meetings.

"The attack ... was aimed at coalition and Iraqi security forces
working together toward a better future for the citizens of Karbala,"
Lieutenant Colonel Scott R Bleichwehl, spokesperson for coalition
forces in Baghdad, said in a statement.

Another 13 soldiers died when a US helicopter crashed near Baghdad
Saturday, the US military said earlier.

© 2006 - dpa German Press Agency

(Beltman713: I think 2 more were killed in other incidents)