US launches insurgent hunt in north-west Iraq

The US military launched a major combat operation with 1,000 Marines and Iraqi soldiers today in north-western Iraq.

US launches insurgent hunt in north-west Iraq
Fri, 17 Jun, 2005 - 09:57

The US military launched a major combat operation with 1,000 Marines and Iraqi soldiers today in north-western Iraq.

Operation Spear started in the pre-dawn hours in Anbar province to hunt for insurgents and foreign fighters.

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