Boy, is our mission accomplished.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | US troops killed in Iraq ambush: "Up to eight US troops were reported to have been killed today in an ambush in the Iraqi town of Khaldiyah, west of the capital Baghdad.

Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television said eight soldiers were killed and one wounded in the incident, although there has been no confirmation from the military.

An Associated Press reporter at the scene said two US tanks and helicopters were guarding a smouldering transport truck, which had apparently been destroyed by rebels.

The reporter was unable to get close enough to verify the casualty reports and was fired on by one of the tanks with three rounds from its 50-calibre machine gun. It appeared the troops, who were taking fire from unknown positions, were trying to protect themselves until reinforcements arrived.

Earlier, a 14-year-old Iraqi boy was reportedly killed when a US patrol opened fire on wedding guests who were firing celebratory shots into the air.

Residents in the town of Falluja, 32 miles northwest of Baghdad, said the boy was killed and six other people were injured when passing US troops mistook the wedding gunfire for a guerrilla attack."