Battles in Baghdad, in town near capital

(10 Apr 2004)

Tarmiya, outskirts of Baghdad - April 10, 2004
1. Tracking shot of burning truck at side of road
2. Helicopter overhead
3. People walking past burning truck
4. Iraqi Civil Defence Corps (ICDC) soldier getting out of truck
5. Various interior of cab with blood
6. Burnt out truck at side of road
7. Food packages on road next to truck
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Name Unknown, U.S. Soldier:
"What happened was a group of American KBR (Kellog Brown and Root - US contractors) tankers moving north were hit by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) down where the smoke was burning. It travelled this far, the vehicle caught fire, it went ahead and stopped, we pulled the drivers out. Another truck was attacked by a RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) grenade launcher, and that person was injured."
9. Various of Iraqis standing by burning vehicle

Baiji - April 9, 2004
10. Insurgents with weapons AUDIO explosions and gunfire
11. Blood on road, then pan to U.S. soldier Kevlar helmet
12. Various of masked men on street
13. Apache helicopter overhead
14. Wide shot of street
15. Helicopter overhead
16. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Voxpop:
" We saw the U.S. bodies on the street and the blood on the street."
17. Various of damaged building - Baiji market
18. Wide shot of people on street
19. Debris - piece of ordnance - on street
20. People in front of damaged building
21. Damaged building
22. Wide shot of debris
23. Various of men standing next to vehicles covered in debris



A convoy of trucks belonging to U.S. contractor Kellog Brown and Root came under attack on Saturday morning on the outskirts of Baghdad, in the district known as Tarmiya.

According to a U.S. soldier at the scene, the convoy was first hit by an improvised explosive device (IED).

One vehicle was abandoned at the attack site after soldiers pulled the driver out of the cab.

Further down the road, another vehicle came under fire from an rocket propelled grenade (RPG).

The driver of that vehicle, according to soldiers, was evacuated.

Meanwhile as many as five U.S. Soldiers were reported dead after clashes in Baiji on Friday, according to people in the town.

Witnesses said a firefight took place in the in the market area of the town - 175 kilometres north of the capital Baghdad.

U.S. helicopters arrived shortly after and fired on the area destroying a house and damaging several shops according to witnesses.

No Iraqi casualties were reported.

Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter:   / ap_archive  
Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​
Instagram:   / apnews  


You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...