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US says 60 killed in offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq
14 Jan 2008 13:38:13 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed 60 militants, seized dozens of weapons caches and detained 193 suspects in the first week of a major new offensive against al Qaeda in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

The military said one of the weapons caches had been found in an underground bunker complex with several rooms in volatile Diyala province north of Baghdad, a religiously mixed area that is a hotbed of al Qaeda activity.

(Baghdad newsroom)


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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) hosts an honor cordon to welcome Iraq's Defense Minister Abdel Qader Jassim to the Pentagon in Washington January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES) ...



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