Attacks Intensify In Western Iraq (washingtonpost.com): "With a mix of rocket-propelled grenades, mines and ambushes, guerrillas launched at least eight attacks against U.S. forces in western Iraq overnight and this morning, breaking a relative calm in towns along the Euphrates River and fueling suspicions that Islamic militants -- including foreigners -- were involved, U.S. officials and residents said.
At least four assailants were killed and three U.S. soldiers wounded in the attacks, which began Thursday night and lasted into the late morning today, said Sgt. Keith O'Donnell, a military spokesman. U.S. officials were surprised by their intensity, he said, and were trying to determine whether they were coordinated. Until today, attacks had averaged three or four a week, he said. "
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