Sunday, July 06, 2003
''I can confirm there's some type of action going on in Ramadi,'' a U.S. military spokesman told Reuters, adding that security was on alert but he could give no further details.
Seven recruits to a U.S.-backed Iraqi police force were killed on Saturday in an explosion outside a police station on a main street in Ramadi.
U.S.-led occupying forces have been coming under almost daily attack in recent weeks, more than two months after U.S. President George W. Bush declared major combat over on May 1 after toppling Saddam Hussein in April.