A top U.S. military commander, Lieutenant General John Vines, said the indications are that hostile fire was the cause.
There were no further details.
(Reuters, AFP)
RFE/RL Iraq Report
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U.S. Chinook helicopter (file photo) (official site) 13 January 2006 -- A U.S. military helicopter has been reported lost near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
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