led invasion of Iraq and now commands the multinational force of some 6,200 troops, including 2,400 of its own, responsible for south-central Iraq. Through troop rotations, some 7,200 Polish soldiers have served in Iraq. In addition to the nine killed, another 40 suffered combat injuries and 200 non-combat related injuries. Two Polish journalists and two Poles working in security for a U.S. company have also died. NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, U.S. Marine Gen. James Jones, was at the multinational force headquarters in Iraq on Wednesday discussing NATO support in training Iraq's new security forces. The alliance leaders offered military training to the new Iraqi government at a conference in June.
