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March 27, 2008

Iraq: US Airstrike Kills 60 Sadr Fighters....

"Feel good" story of the day....

Baghdad, 27 March (AKI) - A US air strike backing the offensive against the militias of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has killed more than 60 and injured many others in Hilla, south of Baghdad.

An official told Voices of Iraq news agency that more than 60 gunmen were killed in the attack on Wednesday evening when US choppers fired rockets at buildings believed to be used by gunmen.

"US copters bombed sites used by gunmen in Hilla's neighborhoods of al-Askari, Ahmed Nader and Muhaizem, killing more than 60 militants and destroying some houses," the source told Voices of Iraq.

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