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2 US Choppers Crash in Iraq, Killing 4 Troops

Disaster 'does not appear to be by enemy action'

By the Associated Press

Posted Jan 26, 2009 6:18 AM CST

(AP) – Two US helicopters crashed today in northern Iraq, killing four American troops, the military said. The military said the crash happened at about 2:15am local time and it "does not appear to be by enemy action." Iraqi officials said the crash site was located about 180 miles north of Baghdad. All the dead were Americans, said a US military rep.

A US Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over a rural area of the Diyala province in this Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 file photo.
A US Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over a rural area of the Diyala province in this Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
A US Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over a rural area of the Diyala province in this Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 file photo.
A US Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over a rural area of the Diyala province in this Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Two US helicopters crashed Monday in northern Iraq, killing four American troops, the US military said.
Two US helicopters crashed Monday in northern Iraq, killing four American troops, the US military said.   (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Guest
Jan 25, 2009 11:40 PM CST
If troops don't die as a result of enemy fire or IED's , they don't get counted as causalities. Far more have died in Iraq and Afghanistan than the four thousand or so that are the "official" count. I thank God my nephew came home with all of his limbs and his mind and heart healthy.
Riffran
Jan 25, 2009 10:13 PM CST
I refuelled a many of those babies , hovering over the back of the ship, usually very dependable craft...mech error or "Not enemy fire"???
Caps
Jan 25, 2009 10:00 PM CST
We need to leave Bush's war. The sooner we get out, (where we don't belong) the better. This war has taken so many of our sons and daughters, but none of Bush's or Cheney's. God Bless our troops.

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