Hospital officials said a woman and child were among those
wounded in the strikes which began on Monday night on the Jamaiya and
al-Sinai districts on the eastern edges of the town, which lies about
170km west of Baghdad. Aljazeera has learned that houses, shops and
vehicles belonging to civilians have been destroyed in the bombing that
continued until Tuesday morning. US marines based in the area had no
immediate comment. Hiyt is situated in the tense Anbar province, which
includes Falluja, where US-led forces launched a major offensive last
month to target anti-American fighters. [more]
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