Out of Hiding in Samarra

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4440-2004Oct3.html

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Out of Hiding in Samarra
Residents of Reclaimed City Recount Thirst and Hunger

By Karl Vick
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, October 4, 2004; Page A18

BAGHDAD, Oct. 4 -- As U.S. and Iraqi troops patrolled the battered streets of Samarra, the central Iraqi city reclaimed from insurgents in two days of lopsided battle, residents emerged Sunday reporting thirst, hunger and casualties among the civilian population, according to news service accounts from the city.

Of the 70 dead brought to Samarra General Hospital since fighting erupted, 23 were children and 18 were women, said hospital official Abdul-Nasser Hamed Yassin, the Associated Press reported. Some residents left Samarra Sunday by floating down the Tigris River, waving white flags from boats, Reuters said.