Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days goes down in Iraq
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A U.S. military sent a quick reaction force to the site of downed helicopter northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
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BAGHDAD, July 4 -- As U.S. troops in some bases marked the Fourth of July holiday, two Americans were reported killed in separate incidents, one when a helicopter went down in Nineveh province north of Baghdad and the second during combat operations in southern Baghdad.
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A Macedonian Army helicopter returning from a peacekeeping mission in Bosnia crashed Saturday in foggy conditions, killing all 11 people on board, the Defense Ministry said.The MI-17 helicopter crashed around noon about 15 miles southeast of the capital, Skopje, minutes before it was to land. Villagers nearby heard two explosions.The helicopter was returning from Bosnia, where Macedonia contributes 30 troops to a peacekeeping mission. It was the deadliest ever accident for the Macedonian air force. Read more
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A U.S. Marine transport helicopter  crashed early on Wednesday in western Iraq, the U.S. military  said in a statement.
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A US aircraft destroyed a rocket launcher today in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as coalition forces targeted for a fourth day what they say are terrorist strongholds in the Sunni Muslim
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A U.S. Apache helicopter went down north of Baghdad on Sunday, local residents said, but the U.S. military said it was not aware of any such incident.
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Friday during a close air support mission for ground forces &#151; a rare loss in Iraq of the workhorse aircraft. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates came to Baghdad on an unannounced visit, and the U.S. military said five soldiers had died.
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By ROBERT H. REID  BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine transport helicopter crashed in flames Wednesday in a field northwest of Baghdad, killing all seven people aboard, the U.S. military said. It was the fifth U.S.
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BAGHDAD -- An American helicopter crashed north of Baghdad yesterday, the fourth one lost in the past two weeks by the US military and private companies. Two American soldiers were killed in the crash, the US military said.
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A U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down Wednesday night in southern Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO officials said.
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Four U.S. Marines died when a Sea Knight helicopter plunged into a lake in volatile Anbar province, the military said Monday, raising to 13 the number of American troops killed during a bloody weekend in Iraq.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - A U.S.-made helicopter on an  anti-drugs mission crashed in the Colombian jungle on Thursday,  killing all 20 Colombian soldiers aboard, the army said.
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Thirty-one U.S. troops died in a helicopter crash in Iraq and six more were killed in insurgent attacks on the deadliest day for American forces since they invaded the country 22 months ago.
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An insurgent group linked to al-Qaida posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash.
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A US Army helicopter was shot down Friday north of Baghdad, and its three crew members were wounded, the US military said. The UH-60 Black Hawk was hit by anti-aircraft fire in Taji, 12 miles north of the capital, the military said.
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An al-Qaeda-backed group on Friday released an Internet video of what it said was the shooting down of a U.S. helicopter in Iraq this week, which killed seven military personnel.
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The U.S. military confirmed on Wednesday that a transport helicopter had come down near Baghdad but declined to comment on any casualties.