Word: convoys
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...they occupy our area," said a tribal elder sitting at the head of the gathering. The cell members said they operate autonomously, selecting their targets and timings without orders from any kind of hierarchy. The morning after the Mosul siege, when a makeshift explosive device detonated under a military convoy as it passed through the town of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, killing a U.S. soldier, the cell sent word to TIME...
Everyone loves a mystery, which may be why PRIVATE JESSICA LYNCH'S 15 minutes of fame have yet to fade. It's still unclear exactly what happened when her convoy was ambushed in Iraq and, later, when she was rescued--and Lynch isn't talking. But at her homecoming, the soft-spoken hero won hearts by simply acknowledging the sacrifices of others and her gratitude at being home...
...because so many people in Tikrit think that way that the Raiders stay aggressive. One night last week the Cobra Company of Russell's battalion responded to reports that two men who had launched RPG attacks at a U.S. convoy had run into a nearby house. Cobra Company stormed the place--and found an old Bedouin, his three sons and their wives. The soldiers apologized, and the old man offered them a glass of chilled water and a warning. "Unless you catch Saddam and show his head to the people," he said, holding his clenched hand...
...broke the news to Betsy, and a press release from his unit, said he died in a road accident. But the next day Betsy came across a statement from U.S. Central Command: "A U.S. Army 352nd Civil Affairs Command soldier died of wounds received July 1, when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad." It didn't mention Chris by name, but Betsy knew he was the only one in his unit to die that day. "I was shaken--I wanted to know what happened because I wanted to know what my husband went through," Betsy...
...Carlos McKenzie, U.S. Army soldier, after his convoy was attacked by Iraqi guerrilla troops, who killed one American...