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Smoke rises from the site where a U.S.
helicopter allegedly crashed near the town of Zarqa, north of the central
Iraqi city of Najaf, Jan. 28, 2007. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. military
helicopter crashed on Sunday in a combat operation near southern Iraqi city of
Najaf, killing two U.S. soldiers on board, the U.S. military confirmed in a
statement.
"While conducting operations to assist Iraqi Security
Forces that were attacked earlier today, a Multi-National Division - Baghdad
helicopter went down at approximately 1:30 p.m. (1030 GMT)north of Najaf," said
the statement.
It added that the crash killed two U.S. soldiers on
board and the bodies of the slain soldiers have been found.
Earlier in the day, Iraqi security forces backed by
U.S. helicopters fought fierce battles with radical militant group outside the
Shiite holy city of Najaf, some 160 km south of Baghdad.
Local witnesses had earlier reported that one U.S.
Apache helicopter was shot down by the militants' fire and smoke was rising from
a site controlled by the militants.
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces
backed by U.S. helicopters Sunday killed about 250 militants during a day-long
battle outside the Shiite holy city of Najaf, some 160 km south of Baghdad, a
local police source told Xinhua.
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A blindfolded detainee sits inside a
police vehicle after he was arrested in Najaf, Jan. 28, 2007. (Reuters
Photo)
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NAJAF, Iraq, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security
forces backed by U.S. helicopters fought fierce battles Sunday with radical
militant group outside the Shiite holy city of Najaf, some 160 km south of
Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua.
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