Two soldiers, two civilians: another day of death in Iraq
The death toll in Iraq continued it's inexorable rise yesterday with the death of two more British soldiers and two journalists.
The soldiers, from the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, were killed by a bomb that tore through the limited armour plating on their Land Rover.The deaths of the journalists highlights why so few remain in Iraq today.
The journalists, a cameraman and soundman working for CBS, the American network, were the victims of a car bomb.
The killings brought to 11 the number of British deaths this month — the highest toll since the invasion in 2003 — and the total number of attacks on British troops this year to nearly 300.
In Basra province alone, there were 180 incidents between January and mid-May. Military sources said that all involved enemy fire of some kind, including roadside bombs, mortar fire and rocket-propelled grenade attacks.
This is an article from a fellow journalist who knew one of the CBS journalists who was wounded in the attack very well.
It is worth reading as it highlights the courage of those who collect news on our behalf.
Click title to do so.
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