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To: JDN who wrote (160867)	3/16/2006 8:06:31 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) of 793600

>>Samar is in the South in Shiite territory.<< The operation is near Samarra, not Samar. Samarra is 60 miles north of Baghdad, in the Sunni Triangle. U.S., Iraq Launch Massive Air Assault By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writers 56 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - In a well-publicized show of force, U.S. and Iraqi forces swept into the countryside north of the capital in 50 helicopters Thursday looking for insurgents in what the American military called its "largest air assault" in nearly three years. There was no bombing or firing from the air in the offensive northeast of Samarra, a town 60 miles north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. All 50 aircraft were helicopters — Black Hawks, Apaches and Chinooks — used to ferry in and provide cover for the 1,450 Iraqi and U.S. troops. news.yahoo.com

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