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  • Iraqi Border Town Resisting U.S. Forces

    05/13/2005 12:15:30 PM PDT · by Marine_Uncle · 56 replies · 1,359+ views
    ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | 05/13/05 | MOHAMMED BARAKAT
    QAIM, Iraq (AP) - 0513iraq American warplanes roared over desert villages while armed militants roamed this town's rubble-strewn streets Friday as more than 1,000 U.S. forces hunted down followers of Iraq's most wanted terrorist near the Syrian border. American forces have met little resistance since the first two days of Operation Matador, aimed at clearing a region believed to be a haven for foreign fighters allied to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi who have been slipping over the border from Syria, the military said. American intelligence indicates the insurgents are either in hiding or have fled the region, U.S. Capt....