Dohiyi Mir
In Which NTodd Says His Peace
Mission Accomplished: Ukrainians Ambushed In Iraq
AP:
The ambush of the Ukrainians occurred Tuesday night when two armored personnel carriers rolled over land mines near Suwayrah, about 40 miles southeast of Baghdad.
After the vehicles were disabled, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the disembarked soldiers, a spokesman for the multinational division at Camp Babylon said on condition of anonymity.
About 1,650 Ukrainians are serving in the Polish-led stabilization force patrolling central and southern Iraq. The spokesman said it was the first ambush of coalition forces in the Polish sector.
Disturbing to see the attacks on non-US troops, because it would appear to indicate a widening of the war. The Polish force was supposedly in a "quiet" sector. What's more, the Ukrainians are my peeps. If you'd like to know a smidge more about Ukraine and its involvement in Iraq, check out the short OSP piece I wrote a couple weeks ago...
ntodd
[Update: fixed the URL to my OSP article. Thanks to Vivian for the catch.]
