- One US soldier killed and about 20 others wounded in
less than 48 hours during operations west of Baghdad, it was reported
Monday.
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- The two day sweep in Ramadi on Saturday and Sunday led
to the discovery of a few bombs and the detention of some Iraqi resistance
fighters. It also resulted in a large number of injuries, Al Jazeera
reported.
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- A US military statement confirmed the casualties were
from Task Force All American and the US Marines during an operation some
100 kilometers west of Baghdad.
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- "Soldiers discovered and disarmed five improvised
explosive devices before they could be detonated and captured seven enemy
personnel," the statement said.
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- Elsewhere, an Arab member of Kirkuk's city council and
his bodyguard were shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Monday, Reuters
reported.
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- Witnesses said a red car pulled up alongside a vehicle
carrying Agar al-Tawil, a Shi'ite Arab council member, and his bodyguard
and opened fire.
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- Major General Hazim al-Obeidi of the Kirkuk police
confirmed
the assassination and conveyed an investigation was launched.
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