US air attacks killed local leader of Iraq's ruling Baath Party Attieh Shahin and a number of other Baathists in the southern city of Nasiriya on Monday. The Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SAIRI) said in a statement that US fighters targeted Iraqi positions in Nassiriya and killed a high number of the party's officials and members who were heavily resisting the advance of US and British forces. The statement added that the coalition forces have taken control of Nassiriya's railway station which is an important position on the road to Baghdad.
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