Posted on 05/14/2004 8:47:31 PM PDT by Flavius
UK troops kill 16 after ambush
British troops control Southern Iraq British troops have fought off three ambushes in southern Iraq, leaving 16 insurgents dead, the UK military says. Two soldiers were hurt but their wounds were not described as life threatening.
The battle came after militiamen attacked a British convoy 18 miles south of the town of Amara with rocket propelled grenades and small arms.
Reinforcements had to be called in during the fire-fight which also wounded one man and led to the capture of another.
The convoy drove through the first ambush but was attacked a second and then a third tim
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still good news
Way to go, Brits. Man for man, they're at least as good as our troops, and, in all honestly, could be better.
I've always said the US and UK can endure anything together and emerge victorious. Iraq is no exception.
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