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[Rob]

Noch zwei Verletzte der Black Watch, es sind jedoch nicht alles schlechte Nachrichten, gestern hat die Black Watch eine Offensivepatrouille geführt um "Insurgents" gefangen zu nehmen, leider konnte jedoch in der ersten Nacht niemand festgenommen weredn, diese Operation wird wiederholt werden. Die US Marines die vorher in der Gegend stationiert waren haben seit Juli 9 Tote und 197 Verletzte erlitten, die Black Watch bis jetzt 3 Tote und 10 Verletzte. R.I.P.
Hoffe dass die Black Watch es um einiges besser macht als die Marines und keine weiteren Verluste hinnehmen muss.

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Two UK soldiers injured in Iraq
The Black Watch operations room
Black Watch battle group is based at Camp Dogwood
Two British soldiers have been seriously injured in a suicide attack in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said.

The troops were part of the Black Watch battle group stationed at Camp Dogwood 20 miles (32km) from Baghdad, having been re-deployed from Basra.

The MoD said they were injured in the attack at 0922 local time and had been airlifted to a US field hospital.

The injuries came after three soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint near Falluja on Thursday.

Explosion

The two soldiers suffered serious injuries to their lower legs, BBC correspondent Ben Brown said from Camp Dogwood.

The pair, from the bomb disposal unit, are due to be flown to a military hospital in Germany within 24 hours.

They had been standing outside their vehicle on the west bank of the Euphrates River when the suicide bomber drove up to them and detonated a device.

Ben Brown said the explosion could be heard at the troops' base at Camp Dogwood, several miles away.

The army has not named the pair.

It is the second suicide attack on British forces in three days.

On Thursday three soldiers from the regiment were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint near Falluja.

Three killed

The were named as Sgt Stuart Gray, 31, Pte Paul Lowe, 19 and Pte Scott McArdle, 22, all from Fife.

The battle group includes an armoured reconnaissance from B Squadron, Queen's Dragoon Guards, elements of 40 Commando Royal Marines, and supporting specialists from the Royal Engineers, Royal Logistic Corps, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, and Royal Military Police.

It had begun a major operation ahead of an expected raid on Falluja by US Marines.

They blocked off a key bridge on the eastern bank of the River Euphrates in the regiment's biggest mission since it was redeployed to central Iraq on 27 October.

The operation has intensified speculation that American and Iraqi troops will launch an imminent raid on Falluja.

Ben Brown, at the troops' base, said the plan is to stop fighters and weapons being moved by Sunni insurgents.