At right, the wife and youngest child of Master Sgt. Anthony Davis at his funeral on Dec. 9. Sergeant Davis was killed by an Iraqi soldier in the unit he was advising. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesAmbush By An Ally Chills Trust In Iraqi Units -- New York Times
BAAJ, Iraq — When the gunfire broke out, Capt. Sean K. Keneally scrambled over to Master Sgt. Anthony Davis, who was lying flat on his back, and dragged him to a nearby building.
It was too late. Sergeant Davis, a member of a small team of American military advisers embedded with an Iraqi Army battalion in this remote town, was dead. Minutes later, Captain Keneally learned that a soldier in that battalion, with whom the advisers had lived and worked for months, had killed him.
The shock set in, and so did the new reality. “The force that is providing us the security,” Captain Keneally said, “is one of the main threats.”
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It was too late. Sergeant Davis, a member of a small team of American military advisers embedded with an Iraqi Army battalion in this remote town, was dead. Minutes later, Captain Keneally learned that a soldier in that battalion, with whom the advisers had lived and worked for months, had killed him.
The shock set in, and so did the new reality. “The force that is providing us the security,” Captain Keneally said, “is one of the main threats.”
Read more ....
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Two Car Bombings Kill at Least 12 in Baghdad -- Washington Post
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Iranian Troops Invade Iraq -- Strategy Page
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Iraq condemns Iranian shelling of Kurd villages -- Reuters
Gunmen Blow Up 2 Pipelines In Iraq -Oil Ministry -- Wall Street Journal<
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Iraq says kills over 30 militants in new strike -- Washington Post
Iranian Troops Invade Iraq -- Strategy Page
Turkish strikes on Iraq killed 10 PKK rebels: agency -- Reuters
Iraq condemns Iranian shelling of Kurd villages -- Reuters
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