Over 700 US, British troops killed in Iraq: Envoy Press Trust of
India
Moscow, March 27
Iraq on Thursday claimed that in the US led attack over the country
nearly 700 American and British troops have been killed in the past seven
days of fighting.
Iraq's Ambassador to Moscow, Abbas Khalaf, quoting fresh reports from
Baghdad, claimed that in the last 24 hours alone over 500 American and
British troops were killed in fierce fighting in An-Najaf and
Kerbala.
Three American spy drones were downed over An-Najaf, he told
reporters.
Though it has not been possible to verify the claims of the Iraqi envoy,
Khalaf pointed out to the "great difficulties faced by the invading
army as US is planning to send up to 30,000 more troops to Iraq as
reinforcement."
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_222566,00050004.htm
Of course I don't buy this but the interesting thing is that it's being
more widely reported now.Might have to move up the Nuclear war with
Pakistan holy COW?
