Two marines killed in the triangle of death to the south of Baghdad
Iraq, Military, 11/29/2004

Two American marines soldiers were killed in the large scale operations carried out against the area known as the "triangle of death" to the south of Baghdad. One American military spokesman said the two soldiers were killed on Sunday evening in the north of Babel governorate but gave no other details.

The two killed American soldiers were the first of human losses in the American forces since the launching of the "Plymouth Rock" operation since six days to eliminate the armed men in the areas to the south of the capital Baghdad.

Some 5,000 Marines forces are taking part besides British forces and the Iraqi national guards.

This coincided with news reports statements to journalists accompanying the American forces that five American military men were killed in the past three days in confrontations in al-Anbar governorate to the west of Baghdad which includes the two cities of al-Ramadi and Fallujah.

The reports explained that three of the five soldiers were killed on Sunday while the two others on Friday. No comment was made by the American side on the killing of the said soldiers. However, a statement by the American army announced that one of its soldier from the first squad was killed in a traffic accident on a road to the north east of Baghdad during which his car fell in a water canal.

Meantime, the Iraqi police and national guards forces announced the killing of 17 gunmen and wounding of other 9 in clashes between the gunmen and the British and the American, British and Iraqi forces in the area known as the triangle of death to the south of Baghdad on Sunday evening especially in al-Lteifeh and al-Mahmodeyah areas. However, one American spokesman in the area denied these outcome and referred that three gunmen were killed in frequent clashes in this area. Iraqi security sources said that the American- British campaign against southern Iraq resulted in detaining scores of suspected forces.

In Sameraa to the north of Baghdad, five Iraqis were killed and other four injured a booby trapped car explosion. One American spokesman said that two American soldiers were injured in an attack by a booby trapped car against one American convoy on the airport road in Baghdad.

Meantime, the marines forces continue the breaking in operations and search for weapons in Fallujah to the west of Baghdad which had invaded several weeks ago.

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