US Jets Destroy 2 Euphrates River Bridges Used by Insurgents
06 September 2005
The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition forces have destroyed two bridges across the Euphrates River in western al-Anbar province to prevent insurgents from using them to move fighters and munitions to major cities.
A military statement said air strikes to destroy the bridges near the town of Karabilah were carried out early this Tuesday morning.
Separately, coalition ground forces raided a safehouse in the town, killing two foreign fighters and detaining three others.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post newspaper is reporting that insurgents linked to al-Qaeda took control of the western city of Qaim, near the Syrian border, in spite of recent coalition military activity in the area.
Some information for this report provided by AP.
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