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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1414211/posts
Bomb at Afghan mosque leaves many dead
MSNBC ^ | June 1, 2005 | Associated Press
Posted on 05/31/2005 10:26:06 PM PDT by jmc1969
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A bomb exploded Wednesday inside a mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar and local residents said many people had been killed or wounded.
The blast occurred inside the Mullah Abdul Fayaz Mosque in the center of the city, residents said. The place of worship was named after a top Muslim leader who was killed by gunmen on Sunday in the city.
Daoud Khan, a resident near the mosque, said up to 40 people appeared to have been killed or wounded.
An Associated Press reporter at the site saw many body parts strewn around the mosque.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050545.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
May 30, 2005
Release Number: 05-05-45
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPERATION NEW MARKET ENDS IN HADITHA
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq – Coalition troops from Regimental Combat Team-2 and Iraqi Security Forces completed Operation New Market May 29. The operation was initiated in the early morning hours of May 25 and focused on disrupting insurgent activity in the Iraqi town of Haditha and the surrounding area. Approximately 1,000 Iraqi and Coalition troops participated in the operation.
New Market was launched in response to increased anti-Iraqi activity observed during the weeks preceding the operation. Coalition and ISF troops had discovered a higher-than-normal frequency of roadside bombs and noticed terrorists using outlying areas of Haditha to launch mortar attacks against Iraqi citizens, coalition forces, and utility infrastructure.
Earlier this month, violence peaked when terrorists detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device next to the Haditha Hospital. In the aftermath of the ensuing firefight, Coalition forces discovered that terrorists had physically taken over portions of the hospital and constructed bunkered fighting positions. The terrorists caused major structural damage to the hospital, placing significant strain on health care in the Haditha region.
Over the course of Operation New Market, a significant number of terrorists were killed, and dozens are being held and questioned. Iraqi and coalition forces also seized numerous weapons caches and munitions, including assault rifles, machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and a buried cache consisting of over three hundred 82mm high-explosive mortar projectiles.
Coalition casualties were said to be light.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS RELEASE, CONTACT CAPT. JEFFREY S. POOL, II MEF PUBLIC AFFAIRS WATCH OFFICER, AT POOLJS@GCEMNF-WIRAQ.USMC.MIL.
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