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U.S. kills 3 in Iraq air strike
Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, September 24, 2003 | From combined dispatches

Posted on 09/23/2003 11:06:02 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:37 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

AL-SAJR, Iraq — U.S. soldiers backed by rocket-firing helicopters attacked a farmhouse yesterday, killing three Iraqis and wounding three others, villagers said. The U.S. military said soldiers followed guerrillas into this village after a patrol was ambushed.

Afterward, five craters ranging up to 10 feet wide and 3 feet deep could be seen in the courtyard of the farmhouse. A sixth rocket had crashed through the roof. The yard was strewn with broken glass, and one side of the building was pocked with bullet holes.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: goodnews; iraq; killed; passtheflag
Wednesday, September 24, 2003

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