Articles 11.7.2004

Several news agencies reported a suicide attack on a U.S. convoy near Ramadi on 11.6.2004. The reports have been conflicting, but all suggest 16-20 people were injured, with no fatalities. The most detailed report from CBS News indicates it involved soldiers from the 2nd BCT, and occured in eastern Ramadi on the highway towards Fallujah. "The wounded soldiers were transported by helicopter to a military medical hospital, the military said." (blog author's note: I don't normally post stories like these that are generally vague and include no names or units, but did in this case because of the wide reporting on the event and many conflicting accounts.)
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A Reuters report indicates that the Iraqi government has declared the equivalent of martial law across most of Iraq for a 60-day period. Other articles on events in the Sunni Triangle:

LA Times (Registration Required)
Boston Globe
Multi-National Force-Iraq News Release
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The Times, UK, has a lengthy first-hand account from a reporter inside Fallujah.
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The guestbook on www.fromiraqwithlove.com indicates that Sgt. Dale Rogers, of www.beerforsoldiers.com fame, was evacuated to Germany and is soon heading to Ft. Lewis Washington for surgery relating to a lower spine injury. Apparently, Sgt. Rogers was "injured in a fall while on patrol near Ramadi." His response: "nothing emergency so don't worry." We wish him well, and hope he and all the other unnamed wounded soldiers have a full and speedy recovery.