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April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) (Tuesday)
  • In heavy fighting outside Najaf, Iraq, U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents and destroy an anti-aircraft weapon.[1]
  • A bomb explosion and gun battle occur in Damascus, Syria between security forces and a "terrorist group," in which four people are killed and a vacant United Nations building badly damaged. The identity and motives of the attackers is unclear but Islamist militants are the prime suspects. (BBC).
  • South African president Thabo Mbeki is sworn in for a second term after being overwhelmingly reelected on April 14. The event is marred by controversy over the attendance of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.[2]
  1. ^ "The Battle for Fallujah Intesifies; U.S. Poised to Attack Najaf". Democracy Now!. 2004-04-27. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  2. ^ "Africa | Huge party for South Africa". BBC News. 2004-04-27. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
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