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"foot patrol near Falluja"
10 Marines killed near Falluja
Marines conducting 'counter-insurgency' operations Friday, December 2, 2005; Posted: 12:01 p.m. EST (17:01 GMT) BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A roadside bomb Thursday killed 10 Marines and wounded 11 others while they were on nighttime "foot patrol near Falluja," the Marine Corps said Friday. The bomb was "fashioned from several large artillery shells," the Marine Corps said. The attack is one of the deadliest in recent months. In August a homemade bomb killed 14 Marines and a civilian interpreter just south of Haditha in western Iraq. The Marines attacked Friday were from Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). The latest deaths bring the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to 2,123. Marines have been conducting "counterinsurgency operations" in the Falluja and Ramadi areas ahead of the December 15 elections. But the incident in Falluja was not part of the large-scale operations being conducted. Operation Shank, on the other hand, is targeting Ramadi, which lies on the Euphrates River and has become a haven for insurgents affiliated with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's al Qaeda in Iraq. His group has used the river as a highway to other cities, U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch has said. The coalition offensive there is aimed at rooting out the insurgency and stabilizing the area in preparation for the elections. In Baquba, which lies on the Diyala River northeast of Baghdad, gunmen targeted two brothers who serve on Iraq's electoral board, killing one and wounding the other, police in Baquba said. Police said that the gunmen were dressed in Iraqi army uniforms. Majid Jabbar Brisem al-Hamdani was killed about 2 a.m. Friday, police said. His brother, Hamed Jabbar al-Hamdani, who also served on the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq and was head of al-Zaghamiya election center, was wounded and hospitalized. Al-Hamdani told CNN the incident will not deter him from doing his job, and he plans to return to his position after he recovers. The attack came amid heightened security measures for the elections. Iraq's government has banned non-Iraqi Arabs from traveling to Iraq until further notice, said Brig. Gen. Adnan Abdul Rahman, an official with Iraq's Ministry of Interior. He said the ban would be in effect until some point after the vote. The ban took effect on Thursday and also applies to diplomats, said the director of Royal Jordanian Airlines at Baghdad's International Airport. The Associated Press reported that Jordan's airline also prevented one of its Egyptian correspondents from boarding a plane to Baghdad. Meanwhile, both coalition forces and insurgents are engaged in a propaganda campaign. Coalition spokesman U.S. Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch strongly disputed reports of widespread insurgent attacks in Ramadi on Thursday. He said that one attack, involving a rocket-propelled grenade, occurred Thursday and that it caused no damage or casualties. (Watch report on propaganda war -- 2:21) The Defense Department is struggling to defend a military program that pays Iraqi media to publish favorable stories about the war and the reconstruction effort. (Full story) CNN's Arwa Damon, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Mike Mount contributed to this report. Copyright 2005 CNN. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Associated Press contributed to this report. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
"yojimbo" wrote in message
... 10 Marines killed near Falluja Newsmax is reporting that after the explosion witnesses heard villagers celebrating. (Maybe they were feeling "gay"...?) When Johnny comes marching home again, Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer and the boys will shout The ladies they will all turn out And we'll all feel gay, When Johnny comes marching home. The old church bell will peal with joy Hurrah! Hurrah! To welcome home our darling boy Hurrah! Hurrah! The village lads and lassies say With roses they will strew the way, And we'll all feel gay When Johnny comes marching home. Get ready for the Jubilee, Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give the hero three times three, Hurrah! Hurrah! The laurel wreath is ready now To place upon his loyal brow And we'll all feel gay When Johnny comes marching home. |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
BATTLE OF THE BULGE.
All Watchers.I am a member. cuhulin |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
I done told y'all before,,, I use my computer only for World War
Two,Gaming. cuhulin |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
"yojimbo" wrote in message ... 10 Marines killed near Falluja Marines conducting 'counter-insurgency' operations They should have flattened Falluja when they had the chance. Actually they still can. Time to break out some of those MOABs. |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
Now,,, if only I can get me two wimmins next door to "contribute" to me!
y'all dont want to know about (trust me) that other gal on the other side of my house next door to me! cuhulin |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
"yojimbo" wrote in message ... 10 Marines killed near Falluja Marines conducting 'counter-insurgency' operations I thought that there weren't anymore insurgents. |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
"MnMikew" wrote in message ... "yojimbo" wrote in message ... 10 Marines killed near Falluja Marines conducting 'counter-insurgency' operations They should have flattened Falluja when they had the chance. Actually they still can. Time to break out some of those MOABs. How uber-Hitlerian of you. |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
"FDR" wrote in message ... "yojimbo" wrote in message ... 10 Marines killed near Falluja Marines conducting 'counter-insurgency' operations I thought that there weren't anymore insurgents. Just a few deadenders in the last throes....say, how long is this throe gonna last? And since the Pentagon is now in the biz of counting the number of insurgents they kill each mission, and the numbers are no w accumulating in the thousands, enquiring minds speculates just how few those "few deadenders" there really are, hmm? |
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"foot patrol near Falluja"
"yojimbo" wrote in message ... "MnMikew" wrote in message ... "yojimbo" wrote in message ... 10 Marines killed near Falluja Marines conducting 'counter-insurgency' operations They should have flattened Falluja when they had the chance. Actually they still can. Time to break out some of those MOABs. How uber-Hitlerian of you. What ever you say yodumbo. |
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