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Iraqi diplomat puts enemy fatalities at 700
Iraqi Ambassador to Moscow Abbas Khalaf said on Monday that 700 US and British servicemen have been killed and more than a 1,000 have been injured in Iraq since the beginning of war on his country on Thursday March 20. Khalaf said at a press conference that the invading forces have lost five warplanes, six pilotless aircraft and six combat helicopters. He said that Iraqis had also managed to capture a helicopter, 74 tanks, 35 armored vehicles and 20 various combat vehicles of the US and British forces. Why, they're beating the hell out of us! Who knew? Pentagon reports that 37 US marines and 23 British servicemen have been killed. Fourteen US and two British servicemen are missing. Apparenlty we don't know... The diplomat said Iraqis have begun to bury US and British soldiers killed in southern Iraq because of the shortage of electricity and refrigerators to freeze the bodies. He said that definitely, after the combat actions end, the remains of servicemen will be handed over to the United States and United Kingdom. Khalaf said that the toll among Iraqis, on the lists of killed people are only civilians — 589 are killed and 4,500 are wounded. And most of them are babies... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-31 |
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