Articles 4.22.2005

The Stars & Stripes has an article on Sgt. Angelo L. Lozada Jr., Sgt. Tromaine K. Toy Sr., and Spc. Randy L. Stevens, of the 2-17th, who were killed in Ramadi on 4.16.2005. The article cites a New Hampshire National Guard official who said the soldiers were killed by a bomb during a mine clearing operation. However, the only official release from the military stated they died during an indirect fire attack on Camp Ramadi. There appears to be a lot of discrepancy across media reports, with the original military release being the most likely to be accurate.
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The Ft. Collins Coloradoan has an article on a Marine in the Marine Corps Reserves returning to classes at Colorado State University after serving alongside the 2/5 Marines in Ramadi. Adam Newsome (who's rank wasn't given) describes some of his impressions of Ramadi.
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The Associated Press reports on a conflict in Ramadi: "In Ramadi, a roadside bomb wounded one soldier in a U.S. convoy. Another American soldier fired his machine gun at a suspected Iraqi ambush site, killing a female Iraqi civilian, U.S. officials said in a statement. Soldiers found an electronic device near the woman that may have been used to trigger the explosion, the statement said. Hours later, gunfire erupted downtown, and an Associated Press photographer saw the body of a young boy in a street near three smoldering cars. Sporadic gunfire continued for about two hours, said the photographer, Bilal Hussein. When it subsided, Iraqis pulled the charred body of an adult from one of the burned cars, Hussein said. It was not clear how the two were killed." There are also a few AP Photographs (WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC) following the incident.
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Other articles from the region:
- Christian Science Monitor: Iraq's rising industry: domestic kidnapping
- USA Today (via Yahoo News): Security costs drain funds for water projects in Iraq
- Newsweek: No Deal (on new government failing to organize)