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Article: Iraqi security forces kill 13 suspected insurgents in gun battle.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- July 26, 2004
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Byline: Aamer Madhani
Jul. 26--BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces killed 13 suspected insurgents Sunday after coming under a barrage of mortar and rocket-propelled grenade fire near the north-central town of Buhriz, according to U.S. military officials.
The Iraqi National Guard and police officers were attacked while providing security for U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division soldiers, who were conducting a raid on farmland and palm groves outside of Buhriz, said a spokesman for the 1st Infantry Division.
The battle, among the fiercest fighting since the hand-over of authority to the interim Iraqi government last month, came as violence throughout the ...