Posted 26 June 2003 - 11:14 AM
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| , a search was under way Thursday for two U.S. soldiers and their Humvee missing in Baghdad, a senior Pentagon (news - web sites) official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. |
Posted 26 June 2003 - 11:59 AM
Posted 26 June 2003 - 12:04 PM
Posted 26 June 2003 - 01:01 PM
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| The men and their Humvee had been stationed at an observation posted near the town of Balad, north of Baghdad, when they went missing Wednesday night, according to Pentagon officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. |
Posted 27 June 2003 - 10:24 PM
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| WASHINGTON -- Two soldiers, including a man from New Jersey, have been listed as missing in Iraq, the U.S. Army said Friday. Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Linden, N.J., and Pfc. Kevin Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio, are members of an artillery unit based in Fort Sill, Okla. |
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| Meanwhile, Army troops searching for two missing soldiers found their Humvee early this evening, according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The discovery came after soldiers had detained three men for questioning in the case, but the official said the Humvee showed no signs of blood or any immediate clue as to what had happened to the soldiers. |
Posted 28 June 2003 - 07:09 AM
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| BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two U.S. soldiers missing for days from a checkpost north of the capital have been found dead, a senior U.S. army officer said. The soldiers and their Humvee went missing Wednesday from the town of Balad, 25 miles north of Baghdad. The officer, who declined to give his name, said their bodies have been found. He gave no further details |
Posted 28 June 2003 - 09:19 AM
Posted 28 June 2003 - 09:25 AM
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| US Army Major Robert Gwinner earlier told AFP that military intelligence "believe Fedayeen (militia) were using it (the Humvee), trying to get close to Americans with the vehicle to probably conduct another terrorist attack." .... "The best intelligence reports we have right now is that it was Fedayeen," he said, referring to fighters still loyal to Saddam. Another soldier involved in the searches, Sergeant First Class Tyrone Paige, admitted Friday that US troops were "baffled" at how someone would be able to abduct US troops and their armoured vehicle. |
Posted 28 June 2003 - 09:32 AM
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| Let's just hope it was quick. |
Posted 28 June 2003 - 06:17 PM
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| The crew had two M16 rifles, a grenade launcher and a global-positioning unit, and were equipped to have radio and visual contact with nearby teams, the official said, adding that he did not know if any of that gear was missing. A sandstorm at the time made it hard to see, though it was not known if the storm contributed to the disappearance or to the other soldiers' not noticing that it was happening, the official said. |
Posted 29 June 2003 - 05:28 AM
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| Some of the soldiers' personal items were found during a house-to-house search in the area on Friday, and a total of 12 Iraqis have been taken into custody, the U.S. military said from Baghdad |
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