posted on Oct, 24 2004 @ 03:32 PM
"It appears that they were ambushed by a large, well-organised force with good intelligence, a senior security official told the Reuters news agency.
Otherwise, the gunmen would not have gotten the information about the soldiers' departure from their training camp and that they were unarmed, he
added."bbc
From what I saw on TV they did seem to be very well organised. There was mention of them wearing police uniforms to disguise them and not arouse
suspicion. So how did they get their hands on these uniforms and this brings me back to what I've said in a previous post that the Iraq army and
police force must have Militants working for them to be able to pull of such things.
If it's worth anything here's the latest from the BBC news site on this
"Interior Ministry spokesman Adnan Abdul Rahman said 37 bodies were found shot dead on the side of the road, while the bodies of 12 others were
found in a burned bus. There was confusion over the precise figures. The Iraqi National Guard said 48 troops and three drivers were killed."
BBC newsPlease visit the link provided for the complete story.