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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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03 Dec 2003 05:00:04 AM |
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OT: Simon Tisdall |
Phase three: civil war
The post-occupation power struggle in Iraq may yet be the bloodiest
chapter in the conflict
Simon Tisdall
Wednesday December 3, 2003
The Guardian
What really happened in Samarra? According to US military spokesmen, a
series of ambushes on coalition convoys by the Saddam Fedayeen militia
was repulsed with unprecedented, devastating enemy losses.
The official, estimated casualty toll in Sunday's fighting in the
town, north-west of Baghdad, was 54 "enemy combatants" dead, 22
wounded and one captured, against five American wounded. This is
indeed unusual. In most combat situations, the number of wounded
normally exceeds the number killed. In such a furious firefight,
American casualties might have been expected to be proportionately
higher. But one US newspaper at least was in no doubt. Samarra was a
famous "victory".
Samarra
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Iraq
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Simon Tisdall
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