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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"PagCal" |
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13 Dec 2004 03:33:24 AM |
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US marines killed in central Iraq |
US marines killed in central Iraq
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Monday 13 December 2004 5:12 AM GMT
US troops clashed with the resistance in Falluja on Sunday
Seven US marines have been killed in two separate incidents in Iraq's
al-Anbar province, the military said on Monday, a day after American
warplanes pounded Falluja with missiles.
It was unknown if the deaths were connected to the fighting in the
volatile western Iraqi city.
In a statement, the military said the seven marines with the 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force died while conducting "security and stabilisation
operations" in al-Anbar province, a vast region that comprises Falluja
and Ramadi.
The statement gave no other details about the deaths, saying the release
of more information could place US personnel at risk.
The military had earlier reported another US marine death on Sunday in
al-Anbar.
Continued strikes
On the clashes in Falluja, spokesman Lieutenant Lyle Gilbert said: "The
strikes were conducted throughout the day and were called in by troops
in (armed) contact with and observing the enemy moving from house to house."
A US tank was slightly damaged
in an attack in Tikrit
Falluja resident Abd Allah Ahmad is quoted as saying the fighting began
after US soldiers brought 700 to 800 men into the city to clear rubble
from damage caused by November's offensive.
"The clashes started as soon as the young men entered the city," Ahmad said.
"The American troops were surprised and decided to launch military
operations."
Bodies found
Elsewhere, two anti-American fighters died after detonating their
explosives-packed car alongside a US tank in Tikrit, north of Baghdad,
at about 10.45am (0745 GMT) on Monday, military spokesman Staff Sergeant
Robert Powell said.
No soldiers were wounded and the tank sustained minor damage.
Four decapitated bodies in civilian clothes were found south of Baghdad
and their identities were unclear, police said. The victims, believed to
be Iraqis, were found in Haswa, about 40km south of the capital.
Agencies
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