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v a l u e = " < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > A n o t h e r r o u n d o f b o m b s & a m p ; n b s p ; f e l l o v e r w e s t B a g h d a d l a s t n i g h t . < S P A N s t y l e = & q u o t ; m s o - s p a c e r u n : y e s & q u o t ; > & a m p ; n b s p ; < / S P A N > T h e r e w e r e a t l e a s t s i x l a r g e e x p l o s i o n s , o u r c o r r e s p o n d e n t i n t h e c i t y s a i d . < S P A N s t y l e = & q u o t ; m s o - s p a c e r u n : y e s & q u o t ; > & a m p ; n b s p ; < / S P A N > A l J a z e e r a t e l e v i s i o n i m a g e s s h o w e d a n t i - a i r c r a f t f i r e l i g h t i n g u p & a m p ; n b s p ; t h e s k y o v e r B a g h d a d . < S P A N s t y l e = & q u o t ; m s o - s p a c e r u n : y e s & q u o t ; > & a m p ; n b s p ; < / S P A N > < ? x m l : n a m e s p a c e p r e f i x = o n s = & q u o t ; u r n : s c h e m a s - m i c r o s o f t - c o m : o f f i c e : o f f i c e & q u o t ; / > < o : p > < / o : p > < / S P A N > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > & a m p ; n b s p ; < o : p > < / o : p > < / S P A N > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > U S - l e d a t t a c k s & a m p ; n b s p ; t o o k p l a c e o n s e v e r a l f r o n t s . < o : p > < / o : p > < / S P A N > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > & a m p ; n b s p ; < o : p > < / o : p > < / S P A N > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > A l - J a z e e r a c o r r e s p o n d e n t i n A l - R o w a i s h i d & a m p ; n b s p ; i n t h e w e s t o f I r a q & a m p ; n b s p ; r e p o r t e d t h a t I r a q i a n d U S f o r c e s a r e i n v o l v e d i n f i e r c e f i g h t i n g i n R a t b a , a t o w n 1 5 0 k i l o m e t r e s f r o m t h e I r a q i - J o r d a n i a n b o r d e r . 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T h e l a s t r o u n d o f b o m b i n g s c o n t i n u e d f o r 4 5 m i n u t e s a n d & a m p ; n b s p ; c a m e i n a d d i t i o n & a m p ; n b s p ; t o a n a l m o s t c o n t i n u o u s b o m b a r d m e n t < / S P A N > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > & a m p ; n b s p ; o f I r a q ' s n o r t h e r n o i l c a p i t a l o f K i r k u k . < / S P A N > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > < / S P A N > & a m p ; n b s p ; < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > A r e s i d e n t i n K i r k u k c o n t a c t e d b y t e l e p h o n e t o l d A F P l a s t n i g h t t h a t t a r g e t s i n s i d e a n d a r o u n d t h e c i t y h a d b e e n r a i d e d s i n c e l a t e S u n d a y w i t h a t t a c k i n g p l a n e s g i v i n g l i t t l e r e s p i t e . 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& # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > I r a q i o f f i c i a l s & a m p ; n b s p ; s a i d & a m p ; n b s p ; t h a t 6 2 p e o p l e h a v e b e e n k i l l e d i n t h e l a s t 2 4 h o u r s . < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P > F i v e p e o p l e , i n c l u d i n g a w o m a n , w e r e k i l l e d a n d a t l e a s t 2 8 w o u n d e d w h e n a m i s s i l e f i r e d b y a l l i e d w a r p l a n e s h i t h o u s e s i n A l - A z a m i y a h , a d e n s e l y p o p u l a t e d a r e a o f B a g h d a d , r e s i d e n t s t h e r e s a i d . < / P > < B > < F O N T f a c e = S y s t e m > < / B > < / F O N T > < / S P A N > < o : p > < / o : p > < / S P A N > < / S P A N > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < T A B L E w i d t h = 1 0 a l i g n = r i g h t b o r d e r = 0 > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < T R > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < T D a l i g n = m i d d l e > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l > < I M G h e i g h t = 1 5 0 s r c = _ / m r i t e m s / i m a g e s / 2 0 0 3 / 3 / 2 4 / 1 _ 1 0 1 2 _ 1 _ 6 . h t m l w i d t h = 1 9 0 b o r d e r = 0 > < / F O N T > < / T D > < / T R > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < T R > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < T D c l a s s = i m g c a p t i o n i d = C o m m e n t d i r = r t l v A l i g n = t o p a l i g n = m i d d l e > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l > < F O N T s i z e = 1 > I r a q i D e p u t y P r i m e M i n i s t e r < / F O N T > < F O N T s i z e = 1 > < S T R O N G > T a r e q A z i z s p e a k s d u r i n g n e w s c o n f e r e n c e B a g h d a d M a r c h 2 4 < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / T D > < / T R > < / T A B L E > < / S P A N > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; 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u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > < / S P A N > & a m p ; n b s p ; < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > M a j o r G e n e r a l S t a n l e y M c C h r y s t a l s a i d t h a t a t t a c k , i n w h i c h o n e A p a c h e w a s l o s t , w a s & q u o t ; v e r y s u c c e s s f u l . & q u o t ; < / S P A N > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > I t m a r k e d t h e f i r s t t i m e A p a c h e h e l i c o p t e r g u n s h i p s h a v e b e e n u s e d t o a t t a c k t h e R e p u b l i c a n G u a r d a n d t h e l o s s o f a n o t h e r A p a c h e b r i n g s t o & a m p ; n b s p ; a t l e a s t t w o s o f a r l o s t i n & a m p ; n b s p ; c o m b a t . & a m p ; n b s p ; < B R > < / P > < / S P A N > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < S P A N l a n g = E N - G B s t y l e = & q u o t ; F O N T - S I Z E : 1 0 p t ; F O N T - F A M I L Y : A r i a l & q u o t ; > & a m p ; n b s p ; < o : p > < / o : p > < / S P A N > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o N o r m a l d i r = l t r s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t ; D I R E C T I O N : l t r ; u n i c o d e - b i d i : e m b e d ; T E X T - A L I G N : l e f t & q u o t ; > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > B u t l a t e r r e p o r t s s a i d U S A p a c h e h e l i c o p t e r s r a n i n t o & a m p ; n b s p ; a & q u o t ; h o r n e t ' s n e s t & q u o t ; 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