US blitz on Al-Qaeda targets outside Baghdad

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Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military said on Friday it had renewed its air blitz on Al-Qaeda targets south of Baghdad, dropping bombs on sites it said were training camps for the jihadist network.

The air strikes were part of Operation Phantom Phoenix, a major assault launched on January 8 by US and Iraqi forces on Al-Qaeda, considered by US commanders to be the greatest threat to stability in Iraq.

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"Air Force B-1 Bombers dropped 19 GBU-31s (guided bomb units) on the site," it said in Friday's statement.



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