Five Marines Die in Iraq Border Gunbattle

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Sun Apr-18-04 06:51 AM
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Five Marines Die in Iraq Border Gunbattle

Middle East - AP

Five Marines Die in Iraq Border Gunbattle
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By SABAH JERGIS, Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Marines battled a large force of Iraqi insurgents near the Syrian border Sunday in fighting that killed five Marines. At least 10 Iraqis, including the city police chief, were also killed, according to a hospital official

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20040418/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_syrian_border

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flamingpie2500

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Sun Apr-18-04 07:07 AM
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1. Insurgents or bystanders?

Ten Iraqis were killed and 30 wounded — a mixture of insurgent fighters and civilian bystanders

How do they know the difference? Are the insurgents wearing certain uniforms? Or is this just more spin on the truth--a genuine uprising?

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Sun Apr-18-04 07:11 AM
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2. Check this blog

It's a pretty good place to follow the facts.

http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/

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Cooley Hurd

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Sun Apr-18-04 07:12 AM
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3. Good morning sweet_scotia

There's an existing LBN thread on this topic. Please continue the discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x493291

Thanks! :hi:

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