Twelve Marines killed in Ramadi fighting Coalition forces under fire in Ramadi Potentially one of the deadliest days for Americans since May 1 Tuesday, April 6, 2004 Posted: 11:49 PM EDT (0349 GMT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- As many as a dozen U.S. Marines were killed Tuesday in heavy fighting in the western Iraq town of Ramadi, the latest in a series of clashes with anti-coalition elements, Pentagon officials said.
The large-scale attack was mounted by suspected remnants of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, officials said.
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