Talk:US millitary says it killed approximately 40 'insurgents' in Iraq

The Reuters report seems somewhat self contradictory in these 2 paragraphs;

Seven precision-guided U.S. air strikes on the outskirts of the town of Karabilah killed the insurgents who were stopping vehicles at gunpoint and threatening Iraqi civilians, said a U.S. military statement.

The military said there were no U.S. casualties when Marines engaged large groups of insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns and AK-47 assault rifles.

I can't figure out who did the killing..the precision guided bombs or the marines or both? I am even wondering if there are 2 separate incidents being reported here? Also, the Reuters photo shows a blown up car; maybe it was part of the roadblock? or just waiting at the roadblock? I can't tell.

Truth is always the first victim in war; so it is always POV to report an uncorroborated claim by 1 side as fact; imo. Paulrevere2005 14:45, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"insurgents"?

What's up with having the word insurgents in quotes? Does not everyone agree with the use of this word? --Berkut 01:27, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No source has confirmed that they were all insurgents. NGerda 01:49, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

Spelling

"Military" in the title is misspelled. Please fix (page is protected right now). Andrew pmk 02:52, 10 September 2005 (UTC)