Attack on Jordan's Camp: Our soldiers are OK!

Hey, I wanted to let everyone know, in case you were watching the news, that Jordan and everyone in his unit is ok. It may be a few days before he can get word to us directly, as sometimes during attacks they shut down the internet and phones. As soon as I hear from him, I'll let you guys know. There is no reason to worry, I just wanted to get word to you that something had happened, in case you saw it on TV. I've included an article below so you can have details on the event.


U.S.: 6 Inmates Die in Iraq Jail Attack
Attack on U.S. Detention Facility in Iraq Kills at Least 6 Inmates, Wounds 50, Military Says

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD Jun 9, 2007 (AP)

An apparent rocket attack Saturday at a U.S.-run detention facility in southern Iraq killed at least six detainees and wounded 50, the military said. No American casualties were reported.

The attack was launched against the internment facility at (Jordan's Camp), the military said in a brief statement. Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a military spokesman in Baghdad, said the center appeared to have been hit by rockets.

The U.S. military oversees some 21,000 inmates at (Jordan's Camp) in southern Iraq and Camp Cropper, near the Baghdad airport. Military officials won't provide a breakdown of how many prisoners are at each facility but say the majority are at (Jordan's Camp).

Diplomatic tensions also rose, with the Iraqi Foreign Ministry summoning the Turkish charge d'affaires and calling for an immediate halt of cross-border shelling into northern Iraq, saying such actions "undermine confidence between the two nations and negatively affect their friendship." The statement was the first government confirmation of the shelling.

Turkey has been building up its forces along the border with Iraq and scattered shelling has been reported while its leaders debate whether to stage a major incursion to pursue separatist Kurdish rebels who cross over from bases in Iraq to attack Turkish targets an operation that could ignite a wider conflict involving Iraqi Kurds and draw in the United States.

Mahmoud said the shelling had started large fires and caused serious damage, but gave no other details.

A Turkish Foreign Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information, confirmed the meeting between Mahmoud and Turkish charge d'affaires Ahmet Yazal, but denied it was a "protest."

An American soldier was killed Saturday by small-arms fire in Diyala province, north of Baghdad, the military said. The death raised to at least 3,502 members of the U.S. military who have died since the Iraq war started in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

"6 inmates die in Iraq Jail Attack." SALAHEDDIN, SINAN. 09 June 2007. ABCNews.com. 09 June 2007. http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3261923