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More bodies of Iraqi soldiers found in Mosul

Nov-22-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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A United States army officer says four more bodies, at least three of them Iraqi soldiers, were found in the past 24 hours by US forces in the restive northern city of Mosul.

"We found them at 23:00 (local time), they had been dead for at least a couple of hours and their bodies set against the sidewalk, shot in the head and hands tied," Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kurilla told AFP, adding that three of them were confirmed as being Iraqi soldiers. [...]

Lieutenant Colonel Kurilla explained the slain soldiers were probably seized on their way to their barracks at a US base, where a contingent of 500 of them had been sent to take part in US-led operations, which started last week, to wrest the city from rebel control.

Despite the US show of force, insurgents have struck back at Iraq's fledgling security forces and waged an intimidation campaign to spread fear among Iraqi recruits.

US commanders have promised tough action against insurgents, whom they say are only creating the perception that they are in control.

"We are going to deny them freedom of movement," Lieutenant Colonel Kurilla said, promising more raids and sweeps against rebel hideouts.


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