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US-Iraqi Battle for H-3 Air-Missile Base

While President George W. Bush was in mid-negotiation for congressional authorization to use force against Iraq, DEBKA-Net-Weeklyâs military sources report that fierce battles erupted early Monday (Sep. 30) between US commandos and Iraqi Republican Guards special forces units around the H-3 air-missile base complex in West Iraq.