A U.S. Marine died in a vehicle accident while conducting "security and stability operations" in western Iraq, the US Army said Friday. The Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died Thursday in the Anbar province, the military added.
Elsewhere, Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV said on Friday one of its employees was killed overnight in clashes between U.S. occupation troops and Shiite fighters loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr.
It said Rashid Hamid Wali was killed in fighting in the southern city of Kerbala.
It said Wali was on the fourth floor of his hotel when bullets, fired at the hotel where they worked, killed him. (Albawaba.com)
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