Iraqi, U.S. forces overrun rebel base, kill 85 [View All]

[Ripley]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/23/iraq.main/index.html

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- After a two-hour firefight, Iraqi forces and U.S. helicopters captured an insurgent base northwest of Baghdad, U.S. military officials said Wednesday.

"A previous safe haven for planning attacks has been removed," a U.S. military official said of Tuesday's battle.

The Iraqi military said it killed 85 insurgents during the firefight at a remote location about 60 miles northwest of the capital near Lake Tharthar.

After entering the camp, Iraqi commandos found non-Iraqi passports, training publications, propaganda documents, weapons and ammunition, the U.S. military said.

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Why don't they put them in prison anymore? Not that it is really any better than being shot dead on the spot, but I'm curious as to why they just kill them all these days instead of taking POW's.