tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post849315423488507547..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: News in BriefAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-35618216165750005792007-06-23T11:48:00.000+01:002007-06-23T11:48:00.000+01:00You are looking in the right place in terms of the...You are looking in the right place in terms of the casualty figures - the News24 channel was reporting another fatality from the same unit this morning (Saturday).<BR/><BR/>A bit more digging for the none fatality figures may reveal some surprising stats in terms of of the attrition rate our squaddies are incurring. The firefigth you mention may not be a rare occassion it may be anything up to 24/7?<BR/><BR/>As I said earlier. We may be well on the back foot around and in Basra. Which is possibly why we are seeing US operations coming further and further south.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com