U.S. army says it killed 38 fighters in Baghdad

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. army says it killed 38 fighters in Baghdad
Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:23am EDT

By Peter Graff

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday
it had killed 38 fighters in a day of battles in
northeastern Baghdad as militants took advantage of
dust storms to launch apparently coordinated assaults.

The attacks, which appeared to be some of the biggest
clashes in weeks, showed that some fighters have
defied an order by anti-American Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr to observe a ceasefire.

U.S. troops opened fire with tanks, killing 22 fighters
in one assault on a joint U.S.-Iraqi checkpoint after
dark on Sunday. In another battle at almost the same
time, they killed seven fighters who ambushed a foot
patrol.

Nine were killed in engagements earlier in the day,
the military said in a statement.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0434078820080428

[merwin]

1. And how many of these 'fighters' were innocent civilians?

[Journeyman]

2. Looks like we're back to the Math Game again . . .

as though the raw numbers of the dead will clutch victory from the grip of the Catastroph#@k in which we're trapped. Didn't work in Vietnam, can't see it have an impact in MessO'Potamia.

[lazer47]

3. Cu Chi Vietnam '68, Charlie Co. 227 1st Cav "Bring me a body count"

things never change, just a diffrent stupid war.

[annabanana]

4. "defied an order by Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr"

The article doesn't say his guys were attacking the Iraqi police or army.... His order was just to attack US, not them..

"ceasefire". . . . right...

[jimshoes]

5. Major combat operation in Iraq have.....

What was it some incompetent US "leader" said about that a few years ago?