Samarra residents brace for U.S. assault showdown
Tens of thousands flee Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, as residents report guerrilla calls to abandon neighborhoods amid a clash that saw U.S. warplanes bomb two houses killing at least four. U.S. planners seek a nonbloodbath retake, aiming for a joint assault followed by Iraqi forces patrolling the city.
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Toll at 900 as U S soldiers die in Iraq battles
The U S death toll reached 900 when a first infantry division soldier was killed by a roadside bomb near Duluiyah. The report notes earlier Marine and soldier deaths, Baqouba battle violence, and quotes soldiers coping with losses and determination to support the Iraqi government.
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