U.S. Army Says Kills 50 Iraqi Insurgents in Samarra

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Our dispatches from Iraq are beginning to read like the ones we used to get from Vietnam...

U.S. Army Says Kills 50 Iraqi Insurgents in Samarra
Sat Aug 14, 2004 03:23 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. army killed about 50 insurgents in a series of operations near the Iraqi town of Samarra Saturday, the military said in a statement.

It said U.S. aircraft dropped a series of 500-pound bombs on "known enemy locations" as part of the operation, designed to deny insurgents access to the area around the town.

"Initial reports indicate that approximately 50 anti-Iraqi forces were killed during a series of operations near Samarra on August 14 which started at about 12:01 a.m.," the statement said.

It said insurgents attacked the U.S. soldiers with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during the clashes.

REUTERS

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How about a map of Iraq while we are at it so we can spot all the hot spots?