Posted on 01/24/2007 1:48:37 AM PST by HAL9000
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BAGHDAD (AFP) - A steady barrage of machine-gun fire and mortars was thundering across Baghdad as Iraqi and US forces battled insurgents in one of the capital's Sunni bastions.Iraqi and US troops with air support from US Apache helicopter gunships fought insurgents in central Baghdad's Haifa Street district in a raging battle that began early in the day.
The US military said Iraqi and US soldiers had launched "Operation Tomahawk Strike 11 on Haifa Street, conducting targeted raids to disrupt illegal militia activity and help restore Iraq security force control in the area".
After a lull that lasted more than an hour, sporadic mortar fire resumed in the area along with occasional automatic weapons fire, as US combat helicopters patrolled overhead.
Iraqi security officials said US aircraft were also reported to have fired on insurgents.
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Yep.....got a little noisy this morning.
Six "terrorists" ???
Stay safe!
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