The U.S. military said yesterday that 57 insurgents had been killed in U.S. attacks in Tal Afar, a northern Iraqi city near the border with Syria.
A U.S. military statement said the operations were designed to rid the city of a "large terrorist element" that has displaced local Iraqi security forces.
The U.S. military also yesterday carried out air strikes for a third consecutive day targeting suspected militants in Al-Fallujah, west of Baghdad. At least nine people were reported killed, including a number of women and children.
U.S. and Iraqi forces also entered the town of Samarra in an effort to reestablish Iraqi government control there.
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
For the latest news on Iraq, see RFE/RL's webpage on "The New Iraq".
A U.S. military statement said the operations were designed to rid the city of a "large terrorist element" that has displaced local Iraqi security forces.
The U.S. military also yesterday carried out air strikes for a third consecutive day targeting suspected militants in Al-Fallujah, west of Baghdad. At least nine people were reported killed, including a number of women and children.
U.S. and Iraqi forces also entered the town of Samarra in an effort to reestablish Iraqi government control there.
(Reuters/AP/AFP)
For the latest news on Iraq, see RFE/RL's webpage on "The New Iraq".
