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Three British troops killed in southern Iraq
The Associated PressPublished: July 20, 2007
BAGHDAD: An attack on a British military compound in southern Iraq has left three troops killed and several others wounded, a military spokesman said Friday.
Maj. Matthew Bird said the incident occurred in the southern city of Basra Thursday when the Airport Camp came under several indirect fire attacks. Indirect fire is a term usually used for mortars and rockets.
He added that one of the attacks "unfortunately resulted in the death of three British Service personnel belonging to the Royal Air Force. A number of personnel were also injured, and some of them remain in the military hospital at the airport for treatment."
He added that the families of the victims have been informed.
Attacks on British bases in Basra occur almost every day. The latest deaths raises to six the number of British troops killed in Iraq this month.
Britain has withdrawn hundreds of troops from Iraq, leaving a force of around 5,500 based mainly on the fringes of Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad. Their bases frequently come under mortar fire from Shiite militants in the city.
The deaths raised to at least 161 the number of British troops killed in Iraq since the war began in March 2003
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-British-Casualties.php
Three British troops killed in southern Iraq
The Associated PressPublished: July 20, 2007
BAGHDAD: An attack on a British military compound in southern Iraq has left three troops killed and several others wounded, a military spokesman said Friday.
Maj. Matthew Bird said the incident occurred in the southern city of Basra Thursday when the Airport Camp came under several indirect fire attacks. Indirect fire is a term usually used for mortars and rockets.
He added that one of the attacks "unfortunately resulted in the death of three British Service personnel belonging to the Royal Air Force. A number of personnel were also injured, and some of them remain in the military hospital at the airport for treatment."
He added that the families of the victims have been informed.
Attacks on British bases in Basra occur almost every day. The latest deaths raises to six the number of British troops killed in Iraq this month.
Britain has withdrawn hundreds of troops from Iraq, leaving a force of around 5,500 based mainly on the fringes of Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad. Their bases frequently come under mortar fire from Shiite militants in the city.
The deaths raised to at least 161 the number of British troops killed in Iraq since the war began in March 2003
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/20/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-British-Casualties.php
