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22-07-04, 14:55
US troops say they killed 25 insurgents and captured 25 others in battles in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday.
Fourteen marines were injured in the fierce fighting in the Sunni city, known for its strong anti-US feeling.
The clashes followed an ambush on a marine convoy at about 1500 (1100 GMT), a US marines statement said.
A roadside bomb exploded and about 10 insurgents fired at the convoy, leading to a much larger engagement between marines and up to 100 other fighters.
The fighting continued for several hours, the US statement said, with ground forces receiving support from the air.
Arab TV reports from Ramadi speak of eight dead in clashes since Wednesday, most of them apparently civilians.
A correspondent in the city for the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya station said most of the casualties were civilians.
He was unable to confirm the US military report that 25 insurgents were killed.
None of the marines' injuries is said to be life threatening and most of them are reported to have returned to their duties.
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Fourteen marines were injured in the fierce fighting in the Sunni city, known for its strong anti-US feeling.
The clashes followed an ambush on a marine convoy at about 1500 (1100 GMT), a US marines statement said.
A roadside bomb exploded and about 10 insurgents fired at the convoy, leading to a much larger engagement between marines and up to 100 other fighters.
The fighting continued for several hours, the US statement said, with ground forces receiving support from the air.
Arab TV reports from Ramadi speak of eight dead in clashes since Wednesday, most of them apparently civilians.
A correspondent in the city for the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya station said most of the casualties were civilians.
He was unable to confirm the US military report that 25 insurgents were killed.
None of the marines' injuries is said to be life threatening and most of them are reported to have returned to their duties.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3916217.stm)