Drone_pilot
18-04-04, 16:57
Nine US troops are reported to have been killed in clashes with insurgents in Iraq.
Five marines died in skirmishes on the Syrian border, according to a reporter at the scene, while four soldiers died in ambushes south and west of Baghdad.
At least seven Iraqis are also reported to have been killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile, a tense stand-off is continuing in the holy city of Najaf between US forces and supporters of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3637005.stm)
Five marines died in skirmishes on the Syrian border, according to a reporter at the scene, while four soldiers died in ambushes south and west of Baghdad.
At least seven Iraqis are also reported to have been killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile, a tense stand-off is continuing in the holy city of Najaf between US forces and supporters of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3637005.stm)