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US air raid against insurgent bases in Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq - About 40 killed and 20 injured

An American air strike near Qa’im at Syrian border, would have caused this morning some 40 victims and 20 injured people, including many women and children. US fighter jets in operation over Western Iraq, appeared to be a building where an al-Qaeda leader was suspected to be. Additionally, the USAF F-16 and F-18 jets would have used precision-guided munitions to attack a second house suspected of b...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 130005
Rome, Italy, 10/31/2005 12:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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