Friday, December 08, 2006

US air strike kills 20 'Al-Qaeda terrorists' in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AFP) - US forces have killed 20 Al-Qaeda terrorists, including two women, in a ground assault and air strike northwest of Baghdad.

Troops raiding a cluster of buildings housing suspected Al-Qaeda members in the Thar Thar area, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, came under attack from a machine guns and returned fire, killing two suspects, a military statement said Friday.

"Despite efforts to subdue the remaining armed terrorists, Coalition Forces continued to be threatened by enemy fire, causing forces to call in close air support ... resulting in 18 more armed terrorists killed," it said.

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