Monday, December 27, 2004

Iraq War News
U.S. Soldier Killed by Roadside Bomb in Iraq: "BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier and wounded another when their patrol was attacked north of Baghdad overnight, the U.S. military said on Monday. The attack occurred in the...

[in Reuters]"

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Iraq Rejects U.S. Talk of Adjusting Vote Result: "By Luke Baker BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's election body rejected a suggestion in Washington it adjust the results of next month's vote to benefit the Sunni minority if low turnout in Sunni areas mea...

[in Reuters]"

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Top Iraqi politician targeted as FM suggests delaying poll in hot spots: "Click to enlarge BAGHDAD, (AFP) - A senior Iraqi politician escaped a car bomb attack that killed as many as five people as the country's foreign minister raised the possibility of delaying the vote...

[in AFP via Yahoo]"

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WHouse Proposes Guaranteed Sunni Role in Iraq-NYT: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bush administration has been talking with Iraqi leaders about guaranteeing Sunni Arabs high-level jobs in Iraq's new government even if Sunni candidates fail to do well in ele...

[in Reuters]"

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Iraq May Set Aside Seats for Sunnis: "web sites )'s electoral commission is considering setting aside seats in the country's national assembly for Sunni Arab politicians and other groups if their supporters don't vote in the country's Jan...

[in Yahoo]"

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Suicide Bomber Kills 15 People in Iraq: "A suicide bomber detonated his car Monday at the gate of the home of the leader of Iraq's biggest political party, killing 15 people and injuring dozens, police said. The cleric was unharmed."

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Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Escapes Bomb; 13 Die: "A suicide car bomber hit one of thebiggest Shi'ite Muslim parties running in elections next month,killing 13 people but missing its leader -- hours before themost prominent Sunni party withdrew from the historic poll."

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Iraq Militant Group Posts Video of Mosul Attack: "DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraqi militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna Sunday issued a video tape about the bombing of a U.S. army camp which killed 22 people, identifying the suicide bomber as Abu Omar al-Mus...

[in Reuters]"

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Iraq's Top Sunni Party Withdraws from Jan Vote: "Iraq's top Sunni Muslim party iswithdrawing from Jan. 30 elections, saying persistent violencewould keep people from voting in the Sunni north and west."

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20,000 dead - and quake toll rising: "Rescuers piled up bodies along the tropical coasts of southern Asia as the death toll from the biggest quake in four decades that triggered killer tidal waves passed 20,000 people."

In Ananova: War In Iraq

More than 11,500 die in Sri Lanka: "The death toll from massive tidal waves that struck Sri Lanka's coastline leapt to more than 11,500 as thousands of soldiers and families searched for bodies a day after the disaster."

In Ananova: War In Iraq

Britons killed in tsunami disaster: "Four Britons are confirmed dead in the Asian tsunami disaster. One is in Thailand, one in Sri Lanka and two in the Maldives, the Foreign Office said."

In Ananova: War In Iraq

New tremor hits Indian islands: "A fresh tremor hit Indian islands far off the country's eastern coast, a day after massive waves triggered by an undersea quake killed an estimated 4,000 people in India."

In Ananova: War In Iraq

Israel releases 159 Palestinian prisoners: "Israel released 159 Palestinian prisoners Monday as a gesture to the new Palestinian leadership."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq: "web sites ) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 1,185 U.S. military members have died, according to AP's count. That includes at least 925 deaths resulting from hostile action, ac...

[in Yahoo]"

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Top Iraqi General: Troops Willing to Fight: "web sites )'s criticism that some Iraqi government troops were unwilling to fight insurgents and have deserted the battlefield, saying the president had been misinformed.

[in Yahoo]"

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