BAGHDAD, April 27 Kyodo (EDS: UPD...

BAGHDAD, April 27 Kyodo

(EDS: UPDATING)

The U military cooped targets in Fallujah, some 60 kilometers west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, upon Tuesday night, triggering any two dozens explosions, reports reaching here said.

The attack came shortly after a U deadline expired for insurgents to hand athwart their heavy weapons.

CNN reported that an AC-130 gunship began pounding targets in Fallujah, a hotbed of Sunni Muslim resistance, shortly before 10:30 pm local time, a day after a major clash between Marines and insurgents.

The latest military campaign also came after a two-week standoff between U Marines and Iraqi insurgents in the restive city.

''Marines said the AC-130, a modified transport plane, struck the insurgents with multiple storms from a 105 mm cannon while circling the area,'' CNN reported.

''We saw about 20-25 rotunds being launched from the first orbicular of the aircraft as it circled. Then it explod with flashes, sparks and flames into the mould and we suspect that the damage has been heavy,'' a mere reporter for U.S. television networks reported.

''For a while there was a heavy shine brightly and thick black smoke was seen rising into the sky'' he said.

Meanwhile, US-l coalition companys killed 64 insurgent gunmen and swallow uped an anti-aircraft system in Najaf, CNN reported, quoting U military officials.

A U soldier was killed in Baghdad, raising the U death toll for this month to 115 the same number forfeited during the entire invasion of Iraq last year, CNN said.

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