The Iraqi Civil War continues: al-Qaida (Arabic for “the Base”) insurgents conduct a raid on Dwelah, Iraq, killing 13 Shi’ite (partisans of Ali) Moslems.
NOTE: Meanwhile only one member of the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) lost his life in combat.
[added 6/2/2004]
The Army of Turkey conducts a raid 12 miles into Iraq with artillery, helicopters and a company of special force commandos, for the purpose of knocking out an ethnic Kurdistan Workers Party paramilitary base.
[added 6/2/2004]
Subsequent Events:
References:
“Militant Raid Kills 13 in Shiite Town,” Orange County (California) Register, 2 December 2007, News:8.
“Turkey Hits Kurdish Rebels,” Orange County (California) Register, 2 December 2007, News:25.
iCasualties Iraq: Iraq Fatalities
www.icasualties.org/App/Fatalities?page=8&rows=100
Current U.s. National Debt:
