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Attacks Kill U S Troops Amid Gulf Oil Terminal Bombings
U S forces suffered fatalities after three dhows approached oil terminals near Umm Qasr and al Basra in Gulf waters. The blasts flipped a Navy craft and killed 17 sailors plus a tanker crewman, with five injured. Iraqi violence on a day of multiple attacks included a bus bombing near Baghdad killing at least 13 and a Sadr City mortar strike killing seven. The toll in Iraq rose to 109 U S military deaths since April, with total service-member deaths reported at 715. The Basra and Fallujah operations tied to ongoing insurgent activity amid planning for a potential assault on Fallujah. International forces reported the Umm Qasr port remained open despite the strikes.
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Elmer Krause
Department of Defense
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Department
Iroq
Italy
Spain
Bulgaria
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L. Paul Bremer
Mark Kimmitt
Haswa
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