Helicopter goes down in Iraq, five US troops killed
CH-47 Chinook helicopter (file photo) Thu, 18 Sep 2008 1:54p.m.
The US military says five American soldiers have been killed when a helicopter went down in southern Iraq.
A US statement says the CH-47 Chinook helicopter made a "hard landing" shortly after midnight Thursday about 95km west of Basra.
The Chinook was a part of an aerial convoy flying from Kuwait to the US military base at Balad just north of Iraq.
The military says the cause of the mishap is under investigation.
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US Military Deaths = 4166 [As of 9/17/2008]
| Period | US | UK | Other* | Total | Days | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4166 | 176 | 138 | 4480 | 2006 | 2.23 |
| 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 59 | 0.68 |
| 6 | 1040 | 46 | 14 | 1100 | 534 | 2.06 |
| 5 | 933 | 32 | 20 | 985 | 412 | 2.39 |
| 4 | 715 | 13 | 18 | 746 | 318 | 2.35 |
| 3 | 580 | 25 | 27 | 632 | 216 | 2.93 |
| 2 | 718 | 27 | 59 | 804 | 424 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 140 | 33 | 0 | 173 | 43 | 4.02 |
U.S. Wounded Total = 30,324
Source:http://icasualties.org/oif/
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