Inter Press ServiceIRAQ-CONFLICT: US troops attack Fedayeen in Najaf https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/04/iraq-conflict-us-troops-attack-fedayeen-in-najaf/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:55:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 IRAQ-CONFLICT: US troops attack Fedayeen in Najaf https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/04/iraq-conflict-us-troops-attack-fedayeen-in-najaf/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/04/iraq-conflict-us-troops-attack-fedayeen-in-najaf/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2003 09:24:00 +0000 IPS Correspondents http://ipsnews.net/?p=4619

Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

By IPS Correspondents
NAJAF, Apr 2 2003 (IPS)

US troops backed by planes and helicopters attacked Fedayeen militia in the central city of Najafon Wednesday where they faced an unexpectedly stiff resistance.

Lieutenant Colonel Chris Holden of 101st Airborne said the city was a centre of Fedayeen resistance and vowed to destroy them.

"The target is to destroy Fedayeen units and anyone else trying to disrupt our lines of communication," he said. "We are going to destroy them."

Officials said the assault would also involve Apache attack helicopters, and that suspected Fedayeen positions were hit with 30mm depleted uranium rounds – "tank killer" weapons that are capable of blasting through walls.

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