Twenty-seven Iraqis were killed , pushing the number of opposition deaths to about 100 in a U.S. operation to hunt down supporters of Saddam Hussein 's fallen regime .
Twenty-seven Iraqis were killed , pushing the number of opposition deaths to about 100 in a U.S. operation to hunt down supporters of Saddam Hussein 's fallen regime .
The battles marked day four of a U.S. sweep to hunt down supporters of Saddam Hussein 's fallen regime .