BAGHDAD - heavy day for American forces in Iraq with a budget of 21 fallen . A U.S. military helicopter crashed in the afternoon to the north-east of Baghdad, in Diyala province: no survivors among the 13 military were on board. Five U.S. soldiers were killed in the Karbala Governorate and three others in attacks in various parts of the country.
The official helicopter crashed and does not specify either the location where the crash or the type of aircraft. But above all not clear whether this was an accident or if the aircraft was shot down .
In the four years since the invasion, Iraq rushed dozens of helicopters, some of whom were killed by guerrillas. And the area where he crashed the last one to the north-east of Baghdad, was the scene of fierce fighting between U.S. troops and insurgents.
Violence in Iraq will not stop. In the Shiite holy city of Karbala was attacked by a commando in the seat of the government, which was a few hours before it was hit with mortars. The attackers had arrived aboard four off-road vehicles just as thousands of people flocked to the beginning of the ritual of Ashura, which lasts for ten days. U.S. troops guarding the building were immediately replied that they have resulted in a fierce gun battle in which they killed five U.S. military.
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