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Richard Natonski, who is in charge of the U.S. Marines here, had with a group from Amarah.
CNN: Franken
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We do know that there was some fighting in Amarah last night before we were permitted to go in.
CNN: Franken
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The standard view of British soldiers as smiley peacekeepers compared with America's trigger-happy killers is too simplistic as the expenditure of bullets in Amarah suggests.
ECONOMIST: British troops face fiercer fights in Iraq
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In August, British troops in Amarah, a town north of Basra, fired some 30, 000 rounds at Shia militiamen in the space of ten days.
ECONOMIST: British troops face fiercer fights in Iraq
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Amarah, some 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad and Diwaniyah, 30 kilometers (80 miles) south of the capital, are heavily Shiite and normally comparatively peaceful.
NPR: 5 Car Bombs Kill 26 In Shiite Areas Across Iraq
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Amarah is a very large town of about 340, 000 people.
CNN: Franken
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Two parked car bombs went off simultaneously Monday morning in the city of Amarah near a gathering of construction workers and a market, killing 13 civilians and wounding 42, according to police.
NPR: 5 Car Bombs Kill 26 In Shiite Areas Across Iraq