[BurbankKarl]

US troops search Baghdad mosque after fight
April 10, 2003, 08:36 AM


US Marines were searching a mosque in Baghdad close to one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces yesterday after a fire fight with Iraqi forces, a BBC correspondent said from the scene.

Correspondent David Willis was quoted on the British broadcaster's website as saying the Marines believed Saddam might be hiding in the mosque. "The Marines came under attack - probably by special Republican Guard units - as dawn broke along the Tigris river," the BBC said.

"One Marine was killed in a half-hour battle," he added. - Reuters

[MEG33]

God rest his soul.I'm humbled by his service.