As you may have noticed in the news in the passed weeks. Helicopter mortality in the Iraq campaign has taken a sudden upturn, even as the military try and take steps to stave off further losses they continue. It seems, as the New York Times suggests, new insurgents tactics are at work.
At Talking Points Memo, they have updates as the number of losses goes up to 6 copters. As well they have links to articles on the history of attack copters and troubles.
Juan Cole, of Informed Comment fame, talks about the latest losses, including 7 GI's, and an eyewitness claim of rocket fire on the helicopter.
Troubling news, that if all true, means we will many more losses. Very sad, and very troubling.
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