US casualties west of Baghdad as official assassinated in Kirkuk

Barrett808

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Mon Mar-15-04 10:11 AM
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US casualties west of Baghdad as official assassinated in Kirkuk

One US soldier killed and about 20 others wounded in less than 48 hours during operations west of Baghdad, it was reported Monday.

The two day sweep in Ramadi on Saturday and Sunday led to the discovery of a few bombs and the detention of some Iraqi resistance fighters. It also resulted in a large number of injuries, Al Jazeera reported.

A US military statement confirmed the casualties were from Task Force All American and the US Marines during an operation some 100 kilometers west of Baghdad.

"Soldiers discovered and disarmed five improvised explosive devices before they could be detonated and captured seven enemy personnel," the statement said.

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http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=272596&lang=e&dir=news

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phillybri

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Mon Mar-15-04 10:38 AM
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1. We lost a total of 6 soldiers this weekend...

:-(

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cjbuchanan

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Mon Mar-15-04 12:00 PM
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2. Actually, it was seven

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/iraq_unrest

major :(

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