4/6/2005
Four American soldiers were killed in Iraq, according to a statement by the American army. A statement issued by one American base in Falluja said on Tuesday that one soldier was killed in an explosion during a military operation. The statement did not specify the location of the explosion.
The American army also announced the killing of one soldier in a booby trapped car explosion that targeted an American military convoy in Baghdad. The explosion resulted in wounding four soldiers who were admitted to the hospital.
Two American soldiers were killed in clashes with scores of gunmen to the east of Deyala governorate just one day before the American army sent back up forces to the Iraqi army which is facing strong resistance as it carries out breaking in operations in search of weapons shelters. Two American soldiers were injured in the attack.
On the other hand, gunmen kidnapped in the west of Baghdad a senior army officer in the Iraqi army and members of his escorting guards. The officer is Maj. Gen. Jalal Muhammad Saleh who commands a special armed contingent considered among the best of the Iraqi army.
In a video tape shown on the Internet site on Wednesday, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army In Iraq said "it killed one Iraqi police officer" for "spying" on the gunmen.