In a satellite interview Tuesday, Col. John Hort said some of his soldiers in the 3rd Brigade Combat team probably aren’t calling home much these days.

The problem is tied to a six-day offensive in eastern Baghdad against Shiite radicals. Hort’s soldiers are tied down on the streets rather than living at bases or even more austere combat outposts where phones and Internet are available.

With headlines on the Baghdad offensive, a lack of contact from the front is probably giving many spouses a lot of worry. There’s reason for concern — the brigade has had 36 soldiers wounded.

Hort promised the troops will be back in touch as soon as he knows the neighborhoods in eastern Baghdad are calm again and soldiers can return to base.

“We’ll get them out of there as soon as we can,” Hort said.

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