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"Najaf battle kills 300 al-Sadr loyalists, U.S. says"
"19 Iraqis killed in Baghdad violence; 15 U.S. soldiers injured"
The Associated Press
Updated: 4:57 p.m. ET Aug. 6, 2004
"BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed about 300 militants loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in two days of fighting in Najaf, the U.S. military said Friday. Battles in other Shiite areas of the country have killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities."
"Two U.S. Marines and a U.S. soldier were killed Thursday in Najaf, and 12 other troops were wounded, the military said."
"Coalition troops have been battling al-Sadr?s Mahdi militia since Thursday morning in fighting that shattered a series of truces that had ended a widespread Shiite rebellion two months ago."
"The fighting was heaviest in Najaf, where U.S. warplanes and helicopters attacked suspected militant positions."
"?We estimate we?ve killed 300 anti-Iraqi forces in the past two days of fighting,? said Capt. Carrie Batson, a Marine spokeswoman."
"Najaf's governor, Adnan al-Zurufi, put the toll even higher, saying that 400 members of al-Sadr?s militia were killed and that more than 1,000 were arrested."
"Najaf battle kills 300 al-Sadr loyalists, U.S. says"
"19 Iraqis killed in Baghdad violence; 15 U.S. soldiers injured"
The Associated Press
Updated: 4:57 p.m. ET Aug. 6, 2004
"BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed about 300 militants loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in two days of fighting in Najaf, the U.S. military said Friday. Battles in other Shiite areas of the country have killed dozens more, according to Iraqi authorities."
"Two U.S. Marines and a U.S. soldier were killed Thursday in Najaf, and 12 other troops were wounded, the military said."
"Coalition troops have been battling al-Sadr?s Mahdi militia since Thursday morning in fighting that shattered a series of truces that had ended a widespread Shiite rebellion two months ago."
"The fighting was heaviest in Najaf, where U.S. warplanes and helicopters attacked suspected militant positions."
"?We estimate we?ve killed 300 anti-Iraqi forces in the past two days of fighting,? said Capt. Carrie Batson, a Marine spokeswoman."
"Najaf's governor, Adnan al-Zurufi, put the toll even higher, saying that 400 members of al-Sadr?s militia were killed and that more than 1,000 were arrested."