2003 Latifiya ambush

Latifiya ambush
Part of Iraq War
Date29 November 2003
Location
Result Insurgent victory
Belligerents

 Spain

Iraqi insurgents
Commanders and leaders
Spain Alberto Martinez 
Spain Carlos Baró 
Unknown
Strength
8 officers Dozens[1]
Casualties and losses
7 killed Unknown

In late November 2003, Iraqi insurgents ambushed a two-car convoy carrying eight Spanish intelligence officers in Latifiya, killing all but one of them, who later escaped.

  1. ^ The Washington Post, 7 Spaniards Killed In Iraqi Ambush, November 30, 2003 [1]

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