Three US Soldiers Killed by Iraqi Resistance as Turkey's Parliament Approves Troops to Iraq

Three US Soldiers Killed by Iraqi Resistance as Turkey
Iraqi resistance fighters killed at least three U.S. soldiers with roadside bombs, the US military reported, and former Iraqi intelligence officers demanding jobs hurled stones and charged American forces guarding occupation headquarters in the capital. Large sections of Baghdad were in turmoil. There was an explosion inside the Foreign Ministry compound about a half mile from the confrontation outside the U.S.-led occupation headquarters. One soldier attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment was killed and another wounded in a bombing about 9:50 p.m. Monday just west of Baghdad. About an hour later, another roadside bombing killed two soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and their Iraqi translator. Two other soldiers were wounded in the bombing in al-Haswah, 25 miles south of the capital. Tuesday afternoon, three 4th Infantry Division soldiers were slightly wounded in a roadside bombing of a U.S. convoy in Tikrit. West of Baghdad, the military reported a helicopter made a hard landing at the U.S. air base near Habaniyah, slightly injuring two soldiers. Also Tuesday, U.S. troops conducted a pre-dawn raid in Baqouba, 45 miles north of Baghdad, and captured an officer in the former Iraqi army's special forces who allegedly was helping to organize resistance fighters, the military said. ** Turkey's Parliament Approves Troops to Iraq *** Turkey's parliament has approved a government motion allowing for the dispatch of troops to neighboring Iraq as requested by the United States. After a two-and-a-half hour debate in closed session on Tuesday, parliament backed the deployment by 358 votes compared to 183 against. Turkish peacekeepers will seek to relieve pressure on US forces in Iraq and bolster Ankara's ties with Washington. The vote comes one day after the cabinet agreed to send troops to its southern neighbor. **PHOTO CAPTION*** American Army soldiers arrest an Iraqi man demonstrating in central Baghdad, Tuesday Oct 7, 2003. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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