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Iraq
Eight insurgents killed, 10 arrested - ministry
2006-03-24
Iraqi interior ministry announced on Thursday the killing of eight insurgents and the arrest of ten others in an operations carried out by Iraqi security forces. A statement by the ministry said seven of these men were arrested and seven others were arrested when its forces stormed their hideout in the city of Samarra. The statement said three other insurgents were arrested in Baghdad. TNT explosives were find in their car, it added. "Security forces were able to kill eight terrorists who opened fire at their checkpoint in the Al-Latifiyah." The statement said.
Posted by:Fred

#5  But, my scorecards are such a mess. I was once prized for orderly score keeping. Now, I barely recognize my own work. This thing about no uniforms is the real problem. I knew no good would come from it.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-03-24 19:12  

#4  Yeah WXJAMES,
They're only required to take one highschool level math class to get their degrees.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-03-24 12:19  

#3  Don't be so demanding, wxjames. Journalism isn't one of the hard sciences, so it isn't fair to expect them to do simple addition. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-03-24 12:14  

#2  Okay, I get 8 dead and 17 arrested.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-03-24 10:20  

#1  (sarcasm)Another misquote in the conservatively biased MSM: It was actually a family of men on their way to a wedding banquet and their car backfired. The TNT was actually firecrackers to celebrate.(/sarcasm off)
Posted by: anymouse   2006-03-24 01:49  

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