August 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

22 August 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Alpha 1/2 recounts fire fight in Iskandariyah USMC News 22 Aug 2004 -- It started out much like every security and counter-mortar patrol conducted from the forward operating base here. Marines gathered in the tent of the patrol leader to receive the patrol order.
IRAQ WRAP VOA 22 Aug 2004 -- The interim Iraqi government is calling on Moqtada al Sadr to end his military resistance at a holy shrine in Najaf, which has been the scene of a tense standoff between his militia forces and U.S.-led troops. Officials are urging the radical cleric to take his fight to the country's developing political arena.
Al-Najaf Fighting Continues RFE/RL 22 Aug 2004 -- Sustained fighting between Shi'ite militiamen and U.S.-led forces has broken out again in Al-Najaf, with explosions and gunfire echoing through the southern Iraqi city.
Fightings Continue in Najaf VOA News 22 Aug 2004 -- Explosions and gunfire shook the streets of the Iraqi holy city of Najaf Sunday, as a new round of fighting erupted between U.S. forces and Iraqi Shi'ites holed up in a religious shrine.