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U.S. Troops Kill 11 in Samarra Firefight
U.S. troops killed 11 attackers after being ambushed in a town north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday, while a roadside bomb wounded three soldiers in Saddam Husseinâs hometown of Tikrit. In the ambush Monday afternoon in the town of Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, guerrilla scouts released a flock of pigeons as the U.S. patrol approached, apparently as a signal to other fighters, a military statement said. "Cry Havoc, and set free the pigeons of war!" Two gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicles, and then took cover among children leaving school. Thatâll endear them to the locals. The attackers used a roadside bomb, automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades in the ambush but inflicted no casualties on the patrol, the statement said. Snipers were used to suppress the fire without hitting any civilians, the statement said. Picked them off without hitting the kids, outstanding! A company commander on the scene said 11 insurgents were killed in the ensuing firefight. Posted by: Steve 2003-12-16 |
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