seruriermarshal
05-06-2004, 10:39 AM
U.S. Forces Kill 41 Sadr Fighters Near Najaf
NAJAF, Iraq (*******) - U.S. troops killed 41 members of Moqtada al-Sadr's militia in a firefight east of Najaf on Thursday and recaptured the governor's office in the city, a senior coalition military official said.
"The governor's office is at the very edge of the town...We have resecured the governor's building and we intend to have the governor reoccupy it to have the coalition retake control of the city," the official said, adding that U.S. forces were largely unopposed.
Separately, U.S. forces ran an operation to the east of Najaf, across the Euphrates River, which drew heavy contact with Sadr's Mehdi Army militia, resulting in 41 militiamen being killed, the official said. He gave no details about U.S. casualties.
NAJAF, Iraq (*******) - U.S. troops killed 41 members of Moqtada al-Sadr's militia in a firefight east of Najaf on Thursday and recaptured the governor's office in the city, a senior coalition military official said.
"The governor's office is at the very edge of the town...We have resecured the governor's building and we intend to have the governor reoccupy it to have the coalition retake control of the city," the official said, adding that U.S. forces were largely unopposed.
Separately, U.S. forces ran an operation to the east of Najaf, across the Euphrates River, which drew heavy contact with Sadr's Mehdi Army militia, resulting in 41 militiamen being killed, the official said. He gave no details about U.S. casualties.