Iraq, insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter
still firefights in Iraq. Irregular forces engaged in local and U.S. military. A helicopter gunship Apache was shot down by American Fedayn in the west of the country : The crew was saved by the intervention of the military. A thers two Apache helicopters rushed to the scene of killing by opening fire on the attackers . All helicopters involved in the crossfire are part of the 101st Airborne Division, engaged these days in continuous firefights with command of Iraqi resistance. unit of the 101st have been engaged in an attack on a camp "training terrorists" 150 km north of Baghdad . It is not known if the downed helicopter took part in the action yesterday. It was not even announced the exact location of killing.
A U.S. F-16 fighter crashed near Baghdad. I the pilot before impact and has launched and stir unharmed. Yet to ascertain the cause of the incident, but is likely to be an accident . The incident was announced an investigation.
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