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15 killed in Iraq-Syrian border clash
Eleven US soldiers were killed in clashes in bloodletting across Iraq, a US newspaper and the military said. Oman times might be off, 5 US marines and at least 10 Iraqis killed was reported from NON-ARABIC papers A reporter for the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper wrote that dozens of Iraqis were killed along with the five marines in 14 hours of fighting on Saturday in western Iraq near the Syrian border. Marine intelligence told the reporter travelling with the marines that nearly 300 Iraqi fighters launched an offensive, setting off a roadside bomb to lure marines from their base and then firing 24 mortar rounds. âIt doesnât feel real. It doesnât look real,â Lance Corporal Dustin Myshrall told the newspaper. At least nine marines were wounded and more than 20 Iraqi fighters were captured and taken to the main marine base near the western town of Al Qaim. Posted by: CobraCommander 2004-04-18 |
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