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| Three Killed in Fierce Clashes in Iraq's Anbar |
| 2014-03-29 |
| [An Nahar] Ongoing festivities between anti-government fighters and soldiers near a krazed killer-held city on Storied Baghdad's doorstep have killed at least three people and maimed dozens more, officials said Friday. The latest unrest erupted Thursday night in Anbar province, a mostly desert region in western Iraq along the Syrian border, where security forces have failed for months to evict snuffies from key territory. Army forces began shelling the region of Zoba, which lies just south of Fallujah, ... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperityor a really nice place to raise your kids... local officials said, sparking festivities with krazed killers. At least three people were killed and 53 maimed in the shelling and firefights, according to three medical sources. "There were festivities and shelling against Zoba from yesterday (Thursday) evening until today, and it is still going on," said Faisal Essawi, an official working in Amriyat al-Fallujah, the nearest town. "We have been told that snuffies control army positions, and there have also been many victims -- killed and maimed." Another local official, who did not want to be named, confirmed that gunnies had captured army positions in Zoba after the military began shelling. Anti-government fighters seized Fallujah and parts of Anbar lovely provincial capital Ramadi in early January. Since then, security forces have managed to wrest back control of most of Ramadi, but a stalemate has persisted in Fallujah. The military has periodically shelled the city, as well as surrounding areas, in what it says are strikes against krazed killer strongholds, but local residents and medics say civilians have been among the casualties. |
| Posted by:Fred |