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US forces surround Haditha to strike gunmen
 United States and Iraqi forces continued Monday Operation Quick Strike, targeting insurgency groups in Haditha town, located in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. The joint US-Iraqi forces tightened their grip on Haditha town and Al-Khafajiya village after having total control on the towns of Al-Haqlaniay, Barwana and Al-Hawaija, a Multinational Forces (MNF) source told reporters today.Eyewitnesses told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) today that MNF wrecked Barwana Bridge over the Euphrates to isolate the gunmen in Haditha. American warplanes, the eyewitnesses added, intensely bombarded the gunmen's locations in Al-Khafajiya village, which has been cut of power and water for three days. MNF sources said that Operation Quick Strike aimed to surround the gunmen to hit them without allowing them to infiltrate to nearby villages. Posted by: Fred 2005-08-09 |
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