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Publié le April 8, 2007

U.S. warplanes stirkes supspected Iraqi Insurgents

U.S. warplanes bombed suspected Iraqi insurgents in the Iraqi city of Diwaniaya on April the 7th 2007. The reports from the us military stated that the insurgents were armed with rocket propelled grenades and were a danger to their forces in the southern city of Diwaniya, 110 miles(177 kilometres) south of Baghdad[1].

The United States military said that residents in the predominant Shi'ite city tipped them off to the arrival of insurgents carrying rocket propelled grenades in the area.

"The troops made positive identification of the militiamen and called for the airstrike," a military statement said[2].

In a statement the Iraqi police informed The Associated Press that one civilian was killed and five seriously injured when a U.S. tank fired upon a house in Diwaniya.

The airstrike was a part of a military program on insurgents located in the city of Diwaniay, which is widely known to be the home of Shi'ite insurgents. It is spearheded by the new Iraqi army and is supported by soldiers and paratroppers within the coalition.

U.S. troops and Iraqi soldiers stormed the city before dawn on Friday the 6th of April, killing three insurgents and capturing 27 people, the U.S. military said. This operation code named Operation Black Eagle is targeting insurgents loyal to anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr[3].

Among the discoveries and captures the assualt force in Diwaniya came upon a site where pwerful explosives were being assembled.

A spokesman for al-Sadr stated that on Saturday militia fighters in Diwaniya had destroyed three American vehicles and captured a robot used to detonate roadside bombs.

The Iraq war began four years ago and so far there have been:

  • 3,270 U.S. military deaths
    • Which includes seven civilian employees of the Defense Department.

References

  1. http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSPAR34073020070407
  2. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.main/index.html/
  3. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.main/index.html/

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