U.S. soldier, interpreter killed in Mosul attack – U.S. army

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The U.S. army in Iraq on Wednesday said that one serviceman and an Iraqi interpreter were killed in an attack at an Iraqi police checkpoint in Mosul on Tuesday. “One U.S. Soldier and one Iraqi interpreter died as a result of an attack at an Iraqi Police station in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 24,” said the U.S. army in a statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “Three U.S. Soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were also wounded,” it added. “Injured personnel were taken to the Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, where the U.S. Soldier died of his wounds,” it said. The cause and nature of the attack are under investigation. Al-Muqdad Jibreel, the adviser of the U.S. army, had said on Tuesday that Four U.S. soldiers were wounded in a shooting in western Mosul on Tuesday afternoon. The death raise the number of U.S. fatalities in February 2009 to 14, and bring the number of U.S. soldiers who have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003 to 4,251. A total of 486 U.S. troops were killed in 2003, while 849 died in 2004. Other 846 troops were killed in 2005, and 822 soldiers in 2006. 2007 remains the year that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 904. November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, remains the month that saw the highest U.S. death toll with 137. SH (S) 1