An Australian private
security
operator was left for dead by American forces after he was seriously
wounded during an ambush in southern Iraq.The US refused to provide a helicopter to evacuate the wounded man after being told he was Australian, News Limited reports.The Queensland man, who suffered severe leg and abdominal injuries, was
delivered to Basra air base by a British road convoy more than seven
hours after the
attack.
he June 25 attack near the
town of Al Zubair, 15km southwest of Basra, was carried out by at least
six gunmen and involved roadside bombs, small arms fire and
rocket-propelled grenades.Two Toyota Landcruisers were destroyed in the attack.
Three of the man''s Iraqi colleagues, including an Iraqi interpreter, died in the attack.
he security operator underwent surgery at a British military hospital and was later evacuated out of Iraq.e remains in the region in a serious but stable condition.
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