Friday, February 02, 2007

Another U.S. Helicopter Lost in Iraq – This Makes the Forth Helicopter Shot Down In Iraq Since January 20, 2007

PhillyBurbs.com has this story this afternoon that was written by Bassem Mroue at The Associated Press. It goes in part like this... The loss of four helicopters since January 20, 2007 has raised new questions about whether Iraqi insurgents are using more sophisticated weapons or whether U.S. tactics need changing... Three of the latest crashes involved Army helicopters -- two Apaches and one Black Hawk. The fourth was an OH-6A Observation Helicopter operated by the Blackwater USA security firm. All were believed shot down, and 20 Americans, including four civilian, died in the crashes...
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