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US, Iraqi Forces Attack Insurgents in Samarra
Voice of America ^ | 10/01/04 | Greg LaMotte

Posted on 10/01/2004 7:00:58 PM PDT by rocksblues

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US, Iraqi Forces Attack Insurgents in Samarra U.S. and Iraqi forces have pushed into the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad and taken control of key government buildings and religious sites. U.S. military officials estimate close to 100 insurgents were killed, and say one U.S. soldier was killed and four were wounded.

Heavy fighting began after midnight Friday and continued into the afternoon, as U.S. troops, along with members of the Iraqi army and Iraq's National Guard regained control of much of the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad.

Sixty-year-old store owner Walid Rafiq says the insurgents bring shame to all Muslims when they use mosques in the course of waging battle

(Excerpt) Read more at voanews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: etc; goodstuff; iraq; news; samarra
Every day I see more and more good news coming!
1 posted on 10/01/2004 7:00:59 PM PDT by rocksblues
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"Sixty-year-old store owner Walid Rafiq says the insurgents bring shame to all Muslims when they use mosques in the course of waging battle"
2 posted on 10/01/2004 7:02:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin (We have low inflation and and low unemployment.)
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Hopefully those goofballs all get their fondest wish and get to meet Allah real soon.


3 posted on 10/01/2004 7:04:06 PM PDT by BigKahuna
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To: BenLurkin

First time I have seen that type of response also!


4 posted on 10/01/2004 7:05:29 PM PDT by rocksblues (Sorry John, we remember and will never forget your treason!)
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To: rocksblues

Hey barkeep, another round of virgins please!


5 posted on 10/01/2004 7:07:39 PM PDT by yooling (Kill em all)
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Why didn't they say the holy city of Samarra ? Did we finally find something somewhere in that country that isn't a sacred site ?


6 posted on 10/01/2004 7:29:29 PM PDT by festus (Proud and Practicing Member of the Pajama Posse)
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To: rocksblues
military officials estimate close to 100 insurgents were killed, and say one U.S. soldier was killed and four were wounded.

A huge victory! Rip out their living guts and use it to grease the wheels of the humvees!

7 posted on 10/01/2004 7:36:13 PM PDT by JPJones ("We'll cross all our tee's and dot all our.....lower case j's")
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To: rocksblues

Thank goodness for January elections in Iraq. It means we have to get serious and unleash the Marines.


8 posted on 10/01/2004 11:49:22 PM PDT by hershey
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