Iraqi authorities: 250 extremists killed

[kentuck]

See! Bush's strategy is working already! Uh-huh...
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=A0WTUZstAL1F_n4BbwzMWM0F;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed about 250 militants in a daylong battle near Najaf aimed at preventing attacks on religious pilgrims during major Shiite rituals, Iraqi authorities said.
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Iraqi officials said a U.S. helicopter crashed during the battle, which began early Sunday when Iraqi forces attacked militants about 12 miles northeast of Najaf. The U.S. military confirmed the report, and that the two crew members were killed.

Col. Ali Nomas, spokesman for Iraqi security forces in Najaf, said more than 250 corpses had been found at the scene. Army Maj. Gen. Othman al-Ghanemi also spoke of 250 dead but said an exact number would be released Monday.

He said 10 gunmen had been captured, including one Sudanese.

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[theoldman]

1. I am always amazed at how many on the other side are killed.

Never in any war are so many on one side killed with no casualties on the other side. This could only occur if the insurgents were totally incompetent, which I doubt. We hear the same in Afghanistan.