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Article: 6 U.S. service members killed in Iraq; 5 Marines die and 11 are wounded in fighting near the Syrian border
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- November 17, 2005
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Five U.S. Marines were killed in fighting
with al-Qaida-led insurgents near the Syrian border and an Army
soldier died of wounds suffered in Baghdad, making Wednesday the
second deadliest day for American forces in Iraq this month.
Eleven other Marines were wounded Wednesday in Obeidi, 185 miles
northwest of Baghdad, according to a New York Times reporter
traveling with U.S. forces.
A U.S. Marine statement confirmed the five deaths but made no
mention of wounded. The statement also said 16 insurgents were
confirmed killed.
Elsewhere, a soldier from the Army's Task Force Baghdad died
Wednesday of wounds suffered the day before when a roadside bomb
exploded northwest of ...