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2005-03-23 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Howard UK 2005-03-23 7:47:08 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No, that one was on Sunday and we killed about 26 after a ambush. This is a seperate attack that happened Tuesday.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sarmad Hassan Kamel, a commander of the special unit, said around 45 insurgents had been killed, most of them Syrians and Saudi Arabians. He said their nationalities were known from identity cards. He had no information on how many militants had been wounded or captured.
"Yesterday ... we attacked a terrorist gathering near Tharthar lake. The battle lasted for one hour and we called for American backup. Helicopters came and attacked the terrorists," he said. "Forty five Arabs were killed, Saudis and Syrians, but there were other Iraqis."
The U.S. military confirmed that a battle had taken place and that U.S. forces were involved, but a spokesman said he had no details on the number of insurgents killed or captured. No U.S. troops were wounded or killed in the fighting, he said.
"An early assessment of the site indicates a facility for training anti-Iraqi forces," said Major Richard Goldenberg of the U.S. 42nd Infantry Division, using the U.S. military's term for insurgents. "Documentation at the facility indicates that some members of the AIF were foreign fighters," he said.
Seven Iraqi police commandos were killed in the fighting and six were wounded, Goldenberg said.
There were conflicting reports on the number of militants killed.

Posted by Steve 2005-03-23 8:54:12 AM|| 2005-03-23 8:54:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Righto - many thanks. around 45 insurgents had been killed, most of them Syrians and Saudi Arabians Time to take advantage of these large numbers of corpses and attempt to follow the trail back to the foreign Mullahs rsponsible for recruitment? Feasible?

Posted by Howard UK 2005-03-23 9:01:27 AM|| 2005-03-23 9:01:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Man... the terrorists have been getting an unholy ass whooping in Iraq recently. The Iraqis seem to be really starting to assert themselves, this is great!

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2005-03-23 9:24:32 AM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2005-03-23 9:24:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Get some!

Posted by Ta Helle 2005-03-23 9:37:49 AM|| 2005-03-23 9:37:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 But there were no WMDs.

Posted by Daniel 2005-03-23 3:16:22 PM|| 2005-03-23 3:16:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Plenty if WMD's.

Worthless Mohammad Deaders

Posted by .com 2005-03-23 7:06:51 PM|| 2005-03-23 7:06:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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