[Alas Babylon!]

Most journalists, because of their left-wing bias, wear their LACK of knowledge of all-things-military like a badge of honor. I am rarely surprised when journalists don't get basics (let alone details) on reports about the military right. Of course, that won't stop them from telling you why a weapons system is a white elephant, or an anti-missile defense won't work, or that the Pentagon is terribly screwed up, or we're losing the war on terrorism.

[LenS]

The regional report of two dead could refer to a person or persons on the ground.