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US Launches Crackdown on Opposition as U.S. Death Toll Tops 200

HeadlineJun 30, 2003

Meanwhile the U.S. yesterday launched at least 20 simultaneous air and ground raids to crack down on Iraqi opposition. At least 60 Iraqis were detained. This comes after the bodies of two US soldiers were found near the town of Balad, north of Baghdad. The total number of U.S. soldiers killed since the start of the invasion has now topped 200, one third have been killed since President Bush announced the end of hostilities.

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