Dead Terrorist Alert!

American troops backed by warplanes battled insurgents in the Iraqi city of Mosul today, killing around 25 guerrillas in fierce clashes after being attacked by suicide bombs and rocket-propelled grenades. A military spokesman said a suicide vehicle bomb exploded near a US military outpost in Mosul, and a second suicide attack targeted a US patrol responding to the first blast.
He said that when the patrol reached the outpost, around 50 insurgents attacked with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire.
15 American troops were injured with no deaths reported.