Posted on 05/14/2005 5:22:59 PM PDT by Wrangler22
Operation Matador was a resounding success. The major offensive took place in a remote desert region near the Syrian border. It wrapped up Saturday, with the U.S. military saying it had cleaned out the insurgent haven and killed more than 125 militants during the weeklong campaign against followers of Iraq's most wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Sadly, 9 Marines were killed and 40 wounded. . .
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