Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday November 23 2003 Iraq occupation — A9 I I i Plane hit by missile lands safely BAGHDAD Iraq (AIM — Suicide car bombers struck two police stations north of the capital Saturday within half an hour killing at least 12 Iraqis and two attackers Insurgents hit a civilian cargo plane with a surface-to-a- ir missile but the aircraft landed safely in Baghdad a military ' official said US officials warned of even more attacks as the ' Islamic holy month of Ramadan nears its end' ' expected on Tuesday " ' making about three daily flights into Baghdad since June suspended flights through Monday The only commercial carrier Hying into Baghdad Royal Jordanian also suspended its flights for three days The Airbus 5(H) turned around and made an emer- gency landing after its left wing burst into flames and all three crewmembers two Belgians and a Briton — victimswere all Iraqi police or civil- -' ians A d human ' rights organization accused insurgents of committing war crimes by targeting civilians perceived as cooperating with the occupation Elsewhere an Iraqi police in charge of protecting colonel AP V ' photo oil installations was assassiA US soldier from the 4th Infantry Division hasa nap sitting on a couch inside one of Saddam Hussein's nated Saturday in northern former palaces in Tikrit north of Baghdad Saturday The palace is senring as the division's headquarters Iraq part of what appeared to be an insurgent campaign security against M-1forces The plane operated by the BAGHDAD Iraq (AI’)- tBelgium-base- d Special Forces and Rangers cargo service DHL was the first civilian After nearly 40 years' of bill- - mainly because of its shorter tlefield service around the length" said Col Kurt Fuller airliner to he hit by insurgents' who have shot down several a battalion commander in Iraq globe the Mr lb may be bn its ' ' way out as the standard Army'-assauland an authority bn firearms helicopters with military ' ' shoulder-fire- d rockets Fuller said studies showed rifle because of Haws ' The incident also highlight- that most of the combat in highlighted during the invii- ed the danger lit Baghdad enviin has urban been sion and occupation of Irdq Iraq International Airport which is in Iraq say the ronmenls and that 05 percent US officers ' ' a major US military base and bf all engagements have V the latest Incama-lio- n ' an entry point for supplies and at occurred ranges shorter bf the 556 mm firearm aid After the emergency land- M- — - is MX) the where than but yards1 quietly being phased 4 at just over 30 inches long of front-lin- e service because it mg DHU which has been has proven f(K bulky for use works best V St ill inside the HumvCcsand experience has' shown ' the carbines also have defi- armored vehicles that have barrel ciencies The cut-doemerged as flic principal mode of conducting patrols since the results in lowerbullcl veloci-lie- s ' end of major fighting bn May ' decreasing its range It I also tends to rapidly overheat ' and the firing system which The M-- 1 6 at nearly 40 v works under greater pressures inches is widcly considered " hiy the gases of deto-natin- g created aim to tot) long quieklywithin AP photo ammunition putsmore the confines of a vehicle diir-US-base- rifle a casualty of war? 6 US-hack- ' ed - ' - : : - : - Iraqi police Sgi Aqil Sulieil who was wounded in ' the legs in the attack said he 'was Washing his car wlieu he saw the curspml iiiloihe sta-- " ' ' lion "I heard a loiul explosion I emerged safely' The US occupation iiuthbrv ' found mysell under the car ’ lie said Vl gol out quickly and ity said it was investigating the cause hut a military officran toward the street and then lost consciousness" ial said on condition or In Baqouhii 1 2 miles to the ' anonymity that a SAM-- 7 surface-to-air missile struck the norlheast'a wlufe SUV plane approached the gate to a The damage to the plane police station at normal-speehut ignored orders to slop aiid appeared consistent with the elTccts of a missile hit A phothen blew up at the checktograph taken from the ground point witnesses said showed llames at the spot Three pohcciiicn and the where the ailerons and Haps driver were killed and one meet on the left wing's trailpoliceman was missing I J Wisum Ahmed said Ai least ing edge ID civilians were luirt A Insurgents jiave downed coalition oll'icialsaid on con US military helicoptersin recent weeks using shoul- dilion of anonymity that live d missiles and rocket- policemen were killed and I S were wounded in the attack propelled grenades killing In Mosul police ( 'ol about 40 US servicemen Ahdul-Salai- n Northeast of Baghdad sui- (Janhar w ho ' cide bombers struck two was in charge of a police fmec ' pidice stations within 30 min- protect ing oil installalioiis uicK In the market town of was fatally shot Saturday Khan Haiti Sand a Chevrolet ' evening wlijlc heading to a "! Caprice sped through a niosque l’oiiee lt Col Mosaed Nayef said guard's gunfire Saturday tit and the exploded morning Nayef said (janhiir's ' ' son was with his fatherstation gate police said ' When he was gunned downCapt Ryan McCormick bf der-llrc- t - ' 'said ' The car bombing ' the 4lh Infantry Division said M) people were killed: m policemen three civ iliaiis and the driver Iraqi puficv said one of the dead was a 4 year- old girl Another 10 people were wounded McCormick ' - - - OEHJC Owsu&C&ibii : 000 s aqpmOQmlkiaQililb’hdmtai) : 0 jud yy T& The M-- 4 is essentially a said Brig Gen- - Martin 235 East 400 North : "' ' is now viewed as an interim : On you that as a result of this experience the Army will l(K)k yery carefully at how it performedV Instead of the Mr 6 which also is prone to jamming in 1 Iraq's dusty environment M-- 4 ' mcchanismmodified to fire: instead of bursts lt was first introduced ' as a persimal defease weajvm : for clerks drivers and other full-au- non-cbmb- " : three-sho- to at Was adopted by the I BOOK DI0S IiTiE £) ' ( fit viduaICbmbat WeaponOr 3' V i There is no datc sci for the ebityinU) service of the 0ICW hut officcfs in Iraq they expect its arrival sooner than prcyi(Misly expected COUPON SHEET MUSIC AND EDUCATIONAL ' ' '' I' 1 ‘ MUSIC BOOKS THE INSTRUMENT SALES: ACCESSORIES - ' Open 9 am to 9 pm every day ixcept TbankagMng Chriftmat Ete and Chriitmat Day Prompt pfcyddut care fay a yeir ' rUfS BOOKS': VIDEOS 36S NoappoinlinaitiiboeMury MMmd waiting time - Most CDS-OFFIC' TOYS Vrtf- & Lab Onsite ys K MAM FLOOR - X-Ra- any department CtiflDREN'SdOOKS 'v ' h 'V ' Off One Item oommrn i? 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