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17-03-04, 13:24
Four killed, including children in Baghdad rocket strikes as massive US search for resistance fighters underway
17-03-2004, 13:02
Four people, including three children, were killed in three rocket strikes on the capital of Baghdad Tuesday night, a US army officer said.
One of the rockets burst on a street where prayer-goers were leaving a Shiite mosque, killing a 60-year-old-man and injuring five others, medical and US military sources said.
Meanwhile, American and Iraqi military forces launched a massive operation in Baghdad to "weed out insurgents" and capture "illegal weapons" on Wednesday with troops, helicopters and armored vehicles raiding suspected "rebel hideouts".
The operation launched Wednesday is termed "Iron Promise" and is expected to involve thousands of US troops from the Fort Hood, Texas-based 1st Cavalry Division, which has recently arrived in Iraq, and the outgoing Germany-based 1st Armored Division. Scores of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers are also involved. (Albawaba.com)
17-03-2004, 13:02
Four people, including three children, were killed in three rocket strikes on the capital of Baghdad Tuesday night, a US army officer said.
One of the rockets burst on a street where prayer-goers were leaving a Shiite mosque, killing a 60-year-old-man and injuring five others, medical and US military sources said.
Meanwhile, American and Iraqi military forces launched a massive operation in Baghdad to "weed out insurgents" and capture "illegal weapons" on Wednesday with troops, helicopters and armored vehicles raiding suspected "rebel hideouts".
The operation launched Wednesday is termed "Iron Promise" and is expected to involve thousands of US troops from the Fort Hood, Texas-based 1st Cavalry Division, which has recently arrived in Iraq, and the outgoing Germany-based 1st Armored Division. Scores of Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers are also involved. (Albawaba.com)