Marines face deadly toll in Iraqs Anbar push
Washington AP reports Marines endure one of the toughest Iraq assignments in Anbar province home to Fallujah Ramadi and Haditha with 530 Marines dead of 1 820 US fatalities overall about 29 percent despite making up 17 percent of US forces in Iraq. On Wednesday 14 Marines died in Haditha when an IED hit an amphibious assault vehicle.
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Marines Fight Insurgents Along Euphrates River
Washington AP Brig Gen Carter Ham says 21 Marines killed in northern Iraq were engaging a lethal adaptive insurgent force in Euphrates towns. Marines conducted simultaneous missions to deny insurgents free movement and safe havens. He notes insurgents use varied triggers and explosives, but details of Wednesday's attack remain undisclosed.
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Marines face toll as armored vehicles under scrutiny in Iraq
In Ramadi and Haditha area fighting, 14 Marines and a civilian translator died in a massive bombing near Haditha. The toll in western Iraq rose to at least 45 American service members in a deadly week. Critics note lighter armor on AAVs used for insurgent operations, prompting renewed concern over vehicle protection.
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Ohio families fed up with casualties
Ohio families cope with repeated Marine losses from Lima Company as 13 more Marines and a civilian interpreter were killed in Iraq on Wednesday. The deaths escalated the battalion toll to 21 in a week, heightening fear and prompting relatives to wait for official casualty lists while awaiting memorials.
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