Two die as convoy of Iraq oil minister attacked
U.S. forces battled armed men holed up in houses in a town near the Syrian border, killing 28, the American military said.
The U.S. operation in the Syrian border region is the fourth since May.
On Monday, gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Iraq's oil minister, killing two of his bodyguards.
Ibrahim Bahr was not hurt in the attack, which occurred at 9:30 a.m. in western Baghdad, said police Lt. Mohammed Kheyon. A third bodyguard was injured.
Meanwhile, al-Qaeda in Iraq claimed to have taken two Marines captive during the fighting and threatened to execute them within 24 hours unless all female Sunni detainees are released from U.S. and Iraqi prisons in the country. The U.S. military said the claim appeared baseless.
The U.S. operation in the Syrian border region is the fourth since May.
On Monday, gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Iraq's oil minister, killing two of his bodyguards.
Ibrahim Bahr was not hurt in the attack, which occurred at 9:30 a.m. in western Baghdad, said police Lt. Mohammed Kheyon. A third bodyguard was injured.
Meanwhile, al-Qaeda in Iraq claimed to have taken two Marines captive during the fighting and threatened to execute them within 24 hours unless all female Sunni detainees are released from U.S. and Iraqi prisons in the country. The U.S. military said the claim appeared baseless.
posted by Subrosa at Monday, October 03, 2005
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