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US troops have killed 1,000 Iraqis in the past 72 hours in the Najaf region in central Iraq, Al Jazeera TV quoted an American officer as saying on Wednesday.
The US 3rd Infantry Division fought a fierce battle with Iraqi forces on Wednesday for the control of a bridge over the Euphrates river close to the city of Najaf.
According to another report of Abu Dhabi TV, Iraqi Madina Division, which is affiliated with Iraq's Republican Guards, has launched counter-attacks on the US 3rd Infantry Division, giving no other details.
(Xinhua News Agency March 27, 2003)
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