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NousDefionsDoc · 11-18-2004, 18:47

Guess Chirac sent troops after all...

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_...ing+US+in+Iraq

Three Frenchmen killed fighting US in Iraq

PARIS, Nov 18 (AFP) - Three, and possibly four, Frenchmen have been killed in Iraq fighting with insurgents seeking to oust US-led forces in the country, a French official said Thursday. A 24-year-old Frenchman from Paris identified as Tarek W. was killed on September 17, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He was the latest addition to a list French authorities have drawn up of French casualties in Iraq, all of whom appear to be of Arab origin. The two other men on the list were Redouane el-Hakim, a 19-year-old also from Paris who was killed July 17, and Abdel Halim Badjoudj, 19, killed in Iraq on October 20, according to the official, who confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspaper. The case of El-Hakim, who was of Tunisian origin, was first reported October 22 and confirmed by officials. They said his brother, Boubakeur, 21, was being detained by Syrian authorities. French officials were checking the identity of a fourth man who was killed in recent weeks to see if he, too, held French citizenship. Authorities estimate that around a dozen Frenchmen of north African Arab background have gone to Iraq via Syria to join the insurgency against US-led troops, but said there was no proof of an organised recruitment network.© AFP Subject: French News

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NousDefionsDoc Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: LA Posts: 1,653	French Troops in Iraq Guess Chirac sent troops after all... http://www.expatica.com/source/site_...ing+US+in+Iraq Three Frenchmen killed fighting US in Iraq PARIS, Nov 18 (AFP) - Three, and possibly four, Frenchmen have been killed in Iraq fighting with insurgents seeking to oust US-led forces in the country, a French official said Thursday. A 24-year-old Frenchman from Paris identified as Tarek W. was killed on September 17, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He was the latest addition to a list French authorities have drawn up of French casualties in Iraq, all of whom appear to be of Arab origin. The two other men on the list were Redouane el-Hakim, a 19-year-old also from Paris who was killed July 17, and Abdel Halim Badjoudj, 19, killed in Iraq on October 20, according to the official, who confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspaper. The case of El-Hakim, who was of Tunisian origin, was first reported October 22 and confirmed by officials. They said his brother, Boubakeur, 21, was being detained by Syrian authorities. French officials were checking the identity of a fourth man who was killed in recent weeks to see if he, too, held French citizenship. Authorities estimate that around a dozen Frenchmen of north African Arab background have gone to Iraq via Syria to join the insurgency against US-led troops, but said there was no proof of an organised recruitment network.© AFP Subject: French News __________________ Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home. He knows only The Cause. Still want to quit?
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