US Warplanes Target Iraq Rebels

World | November 15, 2004, Monday // 00:00
US Warplanes Target Iraq Rebels US-led forces battled pockets of resistance by rebels in Fallujah where the military said 38 US troops and more than 1,200 insurgents had died, while fresh violence ignited in other Iraqi cities. Photo by WN

US forces have launched air strikes and fought gun battles in the Iraqi town of Baquba, north-east of Baghdad, after rebels stormed police stations there. Two 225kg bombs were dropped during the fighting and 20 insurgents were killed, the US military said. The clashes came as a major US assault against the Sunni city of Fallujah entered its second week. The US military says it controls Falluja but some pockets of resistance remain, mainly in southern districts.

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