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Insurgents Accused of Using Ramadi Hospital
Insurgents used the hospital in the volatile city of Ramadi to ambush US soldiers, the military said yesterday, firing rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire at troops. Two Iraqi civilians, including a judge, were killed. Officials for the Ramadi General Hospital and Medical College rejected the claims but said fighting occurred near the hospital Friday night. The ambush happened late Friday as US soldiers attached to the Marines were patrolling in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad and close to the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, said Capt. Bradley Gordon, spokesman for the 1st Marine Division of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.Insurgents hid inside the Ramadi General Hospital and Medical College and in nearby areas waiting for the soldiers to move into their ambush zone, Gordon said. "The insurgents turned off all of the lights in and around the hospital as the soldiers approached," he said in a statement. "Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire from both sides of the road at the soldiers as soon as the lights of the hospital were turned back on. Posted by: Fred 2004-12-12 |
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