Daily Archives: January 12, 2008

Booby-trapped house claims 6 Dragoon’s

January 12, 2008 – 3:37 pm

The Department of Defense announced today the death of six Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 The six Soldiers, all members of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, were killed January 9th in Sinsil, Iraq, north of Baghdad, when insurgents detonated a large bomb hidden in a house the Soldiers were clearing. [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Current News, Fiddler's Green, Iraq War, Pipes & Drums, Today's Regiment 4 Comments

An Iraqi House Was Rigged to Kill American Soldiers

January 12, 2008 – 3:31 pm

A bomb-rigged house exploded and killed six American Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, and their Iraqi interpreter.
Photos by Jehad Nga for The New York Times

American Soldiers in Sinsil, Iraq, questioning the family of a man who had directed the unit to a bomb-rigged house.
By Stephen Farrell, The New York Times
Sinsil, Iraq – [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Current Events, Current News, Iraq War, Pipes & Drums, Today's Regiment 3 Comments

U.S. troops turn police investigators

January 12, 2008 – 3:27 pm

Driving out insurgents and assessing accusations, soldiers in Iraq often have to interview suspects and bag and tag evidence.
By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
DIYALA RIVER VALLEY, IRAQ — A stocky man in a dusty dishdasha and red-checked scarf squatted under a tree as U.S. soldiers dug up his yard looking for weapons or [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Current Events, Current News, Iraq War, Today's Regiment No Comments

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