[THS] Iraq Stories: At least 23 killed as US occupation grinds on

[Peter Webster]

Iraq: At least 23 killed as US occupation grinds on:

U.S. soldiers in an M1 Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle killed
three militants late on Monday after a U.S. route clearance vehicle was
hit by an improvised explosive device, the U.S. military said.
http://tinyurl.com/3rqzgm

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Female bomber kills 6 cops, injures 12 in Diala :

At least six policemen were killed and 12 persons were injured on
Tuesday when a female bomber blew herself up near a police
department in northeast of Baghdad, a police source said.
http://tinyurl.com/4zd8bq

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US Bombs Kill 5 In Sadr City:

The American occupation force reported another five people killed in
the embattled township. Residents said low flying jets dropped bombs
in Sectors 22 and 24 of Sadr City - About two hours later, according to
witnesses, helicopters fired missiles at four targets in Sadr City, where
hundreds of people have died since Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
ordered a crackdown on militias across Iraq in late March.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-22-voa23.cfm

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US snipers accused of targeting civilians in Sadr City:

Residents, doctors of Baghdad's Sadr City say US snipers deliberately
shoot civilians in feet, stomachs.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=25503

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Iraq's Sadr cannot be defeated by force: experts:

Suddenly, after many months in which the news from Iraq has been
mostly about falling violence, the country is reeling towards a rebellion
by millions of Sadr's followers against a government crackdown on his
black-masked Mehdi Army militia
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-33157320080421

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Iraq Wants U.S. to Compromise More on Security Deals:

Iraq is resisting U.S. proposals for a pair of new bilateral security
agreements, saying it expects Washington to compromise on "sensitive
issues," including the right to imprison Iraqi citizens unilaterally, Foreign
Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Monday
http://tinyurl.com/3ztvhe

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