U.S. forces kill 35 of al-Sadr's militiamen

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BY ROBERT MORAN

Knight Ridder Newspapers


BAGHDAD, Iraq - (KRT) - U.S. forces destroyed the Baghdad office of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr early Monday and killed 35 of his militiamen, the latest actions in a military campaign aimed at ending al-Sadr's six-week-old insurgency.

Al-Sadr responded with renewed attacks on the American-led coalition in southern cities and in Sadr City, the Baghdad slum named after his late father. Reports indicated that U.S. forces and al-Sadr militiamen battled for nearly two hours Monday near Karbala.

Over the weekend, American forces arrested an alleged al-Sadr financier and other supporters at the office. Monday, they struck the office with rounds from tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles and possibly from helicopters, said Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, a spokesman for military operations in Iraq.

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division clashed repeatedly with al-Sadr's militiamen, Kimmitt said, killing 35 and wounding two. Four American soldiers were wounded in Monday's operation.


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[DavidDvorkin]

1. Another memory of the Vietnam War

Large enemy body counts. A combinaton of exaggeration, confusion, and lack of honest checking.

[Just Me]

2. Congratulations,...for killing the "liberty" of Iraqi people.

When does the "win" part unfold?

What was it we were trying to win?

What was this war about?

[Kukesa]

3. Silly, it was about WMD, remember?

And about "liberating" the Iraqui people.

Go figure.