U.S. army says it killed 38 fighters in Baghdad [View All]

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Source: Reuters

U.S. army says it killed 38 fighters in Baghdad
Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:23am EDT

By Peter Graff

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday
it had killed 38 fighters in a day of battles in
northeastern Baghdad as militants took advantage of
dust storms to launch apparently coordinated assaults.

The attacks, which appeared to be some of the biggest
clashes in weeks, showed that some fighters have
defied an order by anti-American Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr to observe a ceasefire.

U.S. troops opened fire with tanks, killing 22 fighters
in one assault on a joint U.S.-Iraqi checkpoint after
dark on Sunday. In another battle at almost the same
time, they killed seven fighters who ambushed a foot
patrol.

Nine were killed in engagements earlier in the day,
the military said in a statement.

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