Pretty much like this.

All of them, distilled down:

"Some U.S. troops were killed in Iraq by roadside bombs. What were they doing at the time? Who knows?"

To read the news, you would get the impression that most U.S. troops spend all their time driving aimlessly down roads until they finally hit a bomb.

"Military attacks insurgents. Mostly civilians killed."

How do they know they're civilians? Someone walks up and tells them so. And hey, who would know if not some anonymous bystander? Oh, sure, in the detailed military accounts they go over how the target was investigated and sources vetted, and details of who was on the target and doing what, but that gets boring real quick, doesn't it?

If you get to the end of the story, you might find:

"Oh, and by the way, oil exports are at an all-time high for Iraq, they have a new constitution, and the GDP is closing in on being twice what it was in 2002."