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Spanish Base In Iraqâs Najaf Comes Under Mortar Fire
A Spanish base in south-central Iraq came under mortar fire twice overnight but suffered no casualties or damage, a multinational force spokesman said Wednesday. Coalition forces were unable to find the attackers, who fired several mortar rounds at the Najaf base of the Spanish-led Plus Ultra brigade, which also includes troops from El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Honduras. The radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who has waged an insurgency against the U.S.-led occupation in the area around Najaf with his large militia, has announced he wonât attack troops from countries planning to withdraw and it wasnât clear who staged the attack. Posted by: TS 2004-04-21 |
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