Reply #14: US military kills 26 insurgents southeast of Baghdad [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

March 22, 2005
Tuesday

US military kills 26 insurgents southeast of Baghdad


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Dozens of insurgents attacked a US convoy with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, sparking a clash that saw US troops kill 26 militants in one of the largest fights since Iraq's Jan. 30 election.

The US military said about 40 rebels opened fire on military police and artillery units from the Kentucky National Guard late Sunday as the Americans traveled along a road 30 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of Baghdad that has seen a recent increase in violence. Six soldiers and seven militants were wounded, and one person was arrested.

After the attack, troops recovered six rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 16 rockets, 13 machine guns, 22 assault weapons, more than 2,900 rounds of ammunition, and 40 hand grenades from the insurgents. The fight is among the heaviest reported since Iraq's Jan. 30 elections.

Also Monday, attacks across the country left seven civilians and three Iraqi soldiers dead.
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