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Another US helicopter down, British bases bombed

Baghdad- Another US helicopter has crashed in Iraq,Al-Arabiya television reports said Thursday.
The reports quoted witnesses as saying that a helicopter hadcrashed north of Baquba, 60 kilometres north of Baghdad. None of the crew were hurt, according to the reports.
Baghdad- Another US helicopter has crashed in Iraq,Al-Arabiya television reports said Thursday.
The reports quoted witnesses as saying that a helicopter hadcrashed north of Baquba, 60 kilometres north of Baghdad. None of the crew were hurt, according to the reports.

If the US military command in Baghdad confirms the report, thiswould be the eighth helicopter lost by the US military in Iraq withinthe last month.

US General William Caldwell said that a helicopter attacked byinsurgents north of Baghdad on Wednesday was hit by bullets and rocket-propelled grenades.

US media had recently reported that insurgents in Iraq had changedtheir tactics to step up rocket attacks on helicopters.

Baquba is a Sunni insurgent stronghold.

An Iraqi security source said Thursday that two British military bases in Basra, which has a predominantly Shiite population, had been bombarded with rocket-propelled grenades in the past 24 hours.

The two British bases, located in downtown Basra and in the city'sShat al-Arab hotel, were bombed Wednesday night and early Thursdaymorning, the source added.

Basra is located 550 kilometres south of Baghdad. No details ofcasualties were immediately available.
 
 

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