Drone_pilot
27-04-04, 14:55
US forces in Iraq say they have killed 43 Shia Muslim militiamen in clashes near the holy city of Najaf.
They also say that an anti-aircraft weapon in the area was destroyed by an AC-130 gunship.
The clash took place on Monday night, hours after US troops had moved into a base in Najaf being vacated by Spanish troops withdrawing from Iraq.
Elsewhere in Iraq, plans to begin joint US-Iraqi patrols in the restive city of Falluja have been delayed.
And reports from Baghdad say a US soldier has been killed by gunfire while patrolling a bus station on the eastern outskirts of the Iraqi capital.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3662169.stm)
They also say that an anti-aircraft weapon in the area was destroyed by an AC-130 gunship.
The clash took place on Monday night, hours after US troops had moved into a base in Najaf being vacated by Spanish troops withdrawing from Iraq.
Elsewhere in Iraq, plans to begin joint US-Iraqi patrols in the restive city of Falluja have been delayed.
And reports from Baghdad say a US soldier has been killed by gunfire while patrolling a bus station on the eastern outskirts of the Iraqi capital.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3662169.stm)