Two Iraqi women working for U.S.-led coalition killed in Basra

[Judi Lynn]

Two Iraqi women working for U.S.-led coalition killed in Basra
By Lee Keath, Associated Press, 3/11/2004 06:19

ADVERTISEMENT

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Gunmen killed two Iraqi women working in a laundry for the U.S.-led coalition, a day after the slaying of two American coalition officials and their translator by attackers disguised as police, officials said Thursday.

The two women, who were sisters, were driving home in a taxi in the southern city of Basra late Wednesday when gunmen stopped the vehicle and opened fire on them, a coalition official said.

The women worked in a laundry for the U.S. company Kellogg Brown & Root, which has a contract to provide logistical services for the coalition and military, an official at the British Ministry of Defense said.

The motive for the attack was not immediately known. Guerillas have targeted Iraqis working with the U.S.-led occupation. Also, Basra, which is patrolled by the British military, has seen a number of killings blamed on Shiite militias enforcing Islamic law.
(snip/...)

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/071/world/Two_Iraqi_women_working_for_U_:.shtml

[dArKeR]

1. Iraqi Women 'Collaborators' Killed - CBS

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml