What's Behind the Chopper Crashes in Iraq
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Is it just bad luck, or evidence that insurgents have recently acquired more advanced weaponry? Either way, it's a sign that the Baghdad surge could be even more complicated than critics thought
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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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A helicopter operated by a private security firm came down in Iraq last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an incident that marks the sixth downing of a helicopter in three weeks.
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A Sea Knight helicopter that crashed last week northwest of Baghdad was shot down, the U.S. military said Wednesday, reversing earlier statements that it appeared to have been due to mechanical failure.
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A U.S. Army helicopter crashed Friday in a hail of gunfire north of Baghdad, police and witnesses said -- the fourth lost in Iraq in the last two weeks
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BAGHDAD -- Three helicopters have been lost in Iraq in the past 10 days, including one over the weekend. While insurgents and militias have plenty of weapons capable of shooting down helicopters, the United States has developed tactics to minimize the risk, and many experts doubt the threat to the military's workhorse has significantly increased.
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Two US Army pilots were killed when two cargo helicopters crashed Oct. 16 in southwest Baghdad, Iraq, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.
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The Sea Knight crash Wednesday is the fifth chopper lost in Iraq in just over two weeks
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A U.S. Air Force jet carrying one pilot crashed in Iraq on Monday, the military said.
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A helicopter from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan went down late Wednesday, causing casualties, the force said as the Taliban claimed to have shot down a chopper.
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The military said Friday it was investigating reports of a U.S. helicopter going down north of Baghdad.
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By OMAR SINAN  CAIRO, Egypt - An Al-Qaida-linked insurgent group posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash.  The U.S.
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An investigation team from the US Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker has been sent to the scene of a fatal helicopter crash in Central Texas.
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A transport helicopter that crashed in Iraq last week, killing all seven on board, was brought down by a "sophisticated piece of weaponry", the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
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A military spokesman said that the helicopter suffered engine failure and experienced a sudden loss of power before crashing, killing 8 and wounding 14 passengers.
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A U.S. military helicopter crashed in  western Afghanistan on Thursday, injuring its two pilots, the  U.S. military said.
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A Russian military helicopter has crashed in the North Caucasus, Russian news agencies report.