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BAGHDAD, Feb 6 (KUNA) -- The US Army Wednesday reported its forces in Iraq
are on average hit with an anti-armor attack once every three days for over a
month now.
A statement by the MNF said such attacks increased over the past 35 days
but caused no serious losses or damage.
The latest attack was on February 3 in Al-Azamiyah, targeting a US Army
patrol.
While the increased attacks only injured some MNF soldiers, they killed
many innocent civilians who happen to be close by at the time of the attack,
it said.
The US Army recently shifted from humvees to more secure armored vehicles
to reduce losses in anti-armor attacks.
One death was reported in an attack on one of the new vehicles and the army
said there would have been more victims with the old vehicles.
The US Army meanwhile accuses Iran of supplying Iraq terrorists with bombs
and anti-armor explosive devices which killed many soldiers last year.(end)
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