29 al Qaeda members killed
American forces have killed at least 29 fighters in western Iraq clashes over the past 36 hours, a US military statement claimed today.
Warplanes killed 20 when they bombed an abandoned hotel in Husaybah, near the Syrian border, which had been taken over by fighters loyal to al-Qaeda in Iraq, the statement said, according to AFP. Aircraft late on Wednesday dropped four precision guided bombs on the three storey hotel which, according to the American army military, was used for launching attacks and storing weapons.
On Thursday, a M1-A1 Abrams tank killed two fighters in nearby Karabilah, in the Euphrates Valley.
And in another air raid, three buildings were demolished and seven fighters killed east of Karabilah after they opened fire on approaching marines, the statement added.
Warplanes killed 20 when they bombed an abandoned hotel in Husaybah, near the Syrian border, which had been taken over by fighters loyal to al-Qaeda in Iraq, the statement said, according to AFP. Aircraft late on Wednesday dropped four precision guided bombs on the three storey hotel which, according to the American army military, was used for launching attacks and storing weapons.
On Thursday, a M1-A1 Abrams tank killed two fighters in nearby Karabilah, in the Euphrates Valley.
And in another air raid, three buildings were demolished and seven fighters killed east of Karabilah after they opened fire on approaching marines, the statement added.
posted by Subrosa at Friday, October 07, 2005
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