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IRAQ: Three terrorists killed, eight al-Qaeda suspects detained

noticias.info     Apr 25, 2008   8 related          

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained eight suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda networks in Samarra and Mosul on Thursday. Coalition forces targeted a suspected terrorist in a vehicle east of Samarra an...                    

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Reconstruction of Samarra shrine unites factions in Iraq

iht.com     Apr 24, 2008   9 related          

It was the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine here that pushed Iraq to the brink of civil war, bloodshed that has left tens of thousands dead and this ancient city in ruins. ... But reconstruction of the famed mosque amid the rubble filling this city is under way, once...                    

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Bastogne Soldiers Remove Al-Qaida in Iraq Chokehold on Samarra Passageway

freerepublic.com     Apr 8, 2008          

The governor of the Salah ad Din Province, Gov. Hamed Shekti, shakes the hand of a shop owner in a Samarra marketplace in January. Marketplaces and business should benefit from the opening of the Fallujah road, which runs from the population centers in the Al Anbar province and the northern-Iraqi...                    

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Suspected hideout uncovered on island

news.com.au     Apr 5, 2008   2 related          

A SUSPECTED al-Qaida hideout has been uncovered on an island on the Tigris river in central Iraq by a group of Sunni Arabs fighting the Islamist militants, their leader said. ... The hideout, from where al-Qaida's operations in the provinces of Salaheddin, Anbar and...                    

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War Enters 6th Year with Wave of Violence

reverbiage.com     Mar 25, 2008   524 related          

The war's sixth year begins in Baghdad with rockets falling into the U.S.-protected Green Zone over the weekend, while the overall U.S. military death toll tops 4,000 after a roadside bombing claims more American lives. Army Maj. Gen. Bob Scales (Ret.) joins Robert Siegel.                    

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legitgov.org: Awakening Council members at the site of the air strike near Samarra on Saturday 22 March 2008 legitgov.org

U.S. Strike Kills 6 Iraqi Sunni Volunteers

washingtonpost.com     Mar 23, 2008   103 related          

BAGHDAD, March 22 -- American-backed Sunni volunteer forces had set up two checkpoints at a small bridge near the insurgent stronghold city of Samarra, taking precautions not to be mistaken for enemy fighters. They had spent the night before with their U.S. allies, marking areas where their men...                    

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From the Beginning: A Look at Five Years of War

reverbiage.com     Mar 21, 2008   179 related          

NPR's Anne Garrels, who has been traveling back and forth to Iraq since before the war began, recalls some of the key moments and memorable people of the last five years -- from looting in Baghdad after the fall of Saddam Hussein to the U.S. troop surge.                    

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Eight killed, 17 detained

terroristdeathwatch.com     Mar 19, 2008   7 related          

Coalition forces killed eight terrorists and detained 17 suspects Thursday and today during operations to disrupt al-Qaeda networks operating in central Iraq. Northeast of Samarra near the Hamrin Mountains today, Coalition forces conducted an operation targeting the alleged al-Qaeda in Iraq...                    

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IRAQ: Compounds for IDPs should not be a permanent solution, officials warn

irinnews.org     Mar 16, 2008   1 related          

BAGHDAD, 16 March 2008 (IRIN) - As Iraq's displacement problem continues to grow, representatives of local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on 15 March warned that government plans to build residential compounds for internally displaced persons (IDPs) should neither be sectarian nor permanent.                    

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Five terrorists killed - Leap Year Day

terroristdeathwatch.com     Mar 15, 2008   6 related          

Coalition forces killed five terrorists and detained 22 suspects Thursday and today [February 28-29 2008] during operations to disrupt al-Qaeda networks operating in central and northern Iraq. During an operation east of Khan Bani Sad this morning, Coalition forces captured an alleged al-Qaeda in...                    

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