Fierce Fighting in West of Saddam Airport

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Fierce Fighting in West of Saddam Airport

Iraqi forces and US-led coalition troops are engaging in a fierce fighting in Al-Yousuffia area, west of Saddam International Airport, Al-Arabia satellite channel reported late Saturday.

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Iraqi forces and US-led coalition troops are engaging in a fierce fighting in Al-Yousuffia area, west of Saddam International Airport, Al-Arabia satellite channel reported late Saturday.

The coalition troops were running out of ammunition and were unable to pull out from the outskirts of Baghdad after leaving the airport, according to the Dubai-based TV channel. Earlier in the day, Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said Al-Sahaf said at least 300 US soldiers have been killed in the battle at Saddam International Airport.

In an interview with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV, he said that the airport was still unsafe so he could not show reporters around the area at the moment.

The two sides engaged in war also clashed verbally about the situation of the Baghdad airport, with US military claiming their capture of the airport and the rival Iraqi side reaffirming "full control" of the icon airport.

Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said Al-Sahaf said late Saturday at least 300 US soldiers have been killed in the battle at Saddam International Airport. He said in an interview with the Qatar-based

Sahaf told a press briefing Friday that the Iraqi forces would carry out "something unconventional" against the "invaders" and no US soldiers would leave the airport alive.

"We will carry out something not military, and set a great example for the mercenaries," Sahaf said.

He denied that Iraq would use weapons of mass destruction in the operation, only hinting martyrdom activities.

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