More than 1,000 American troops supported by fighter jets and helicopter gunships attacked villages on Sunday in and around Obeidi, a city near the Euphrates not far from the Syrian border, an embedded correspondent of The Chicago Tribune reported today.
And the AP says there are 75 dead militants. So ... are these minor combat operations? Just asking.
Posted by armand at May 9, 2005 09:51 AM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs