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Some Headlines Of Today
Friday December 8, 2006
Al-Zarqawi said Shiites most dangerous 12/8/2006, 9:15 p.m. PT CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The slain terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi purportedly believed that Iraq's Shiite Muslims were more dangerous than U.S. forces and more evil than dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a posthumous interview published Friday on the Internet. |
Annan urges Iran be part of Iraq talks 12/8/2006, 5:55 p.m. PT NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Iran has a vested interest in a peaceful Iraq and should be part of discussions to resolve the conflict there. |
Iraqis allege civilians killed in raids 12/8/2006, 5:31 p.m. PT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. military said 20 insurgents, including two women, were killed in a raid and subsequent airstrike Friday on a predominantly Sunni village northwest of Baghdad, but local officials alleged the dead were civilians — including eight children. |
Coalition forces kill 20 Iraq insurgents 12/8/2006, 3:06 p.m. PT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. military said that 20 insurgents, including two women, were killed in a raid and subsequent airstrike Friday on a predominantly Sunni village northwest of Baghdad, but local officials alleged the dead were civilians — including eight children. |
U.S. urged to engage Shiite clerics 12/8/2006, 2:31 p.m. PT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The Iraq Study Group is urging Washington to push for direct contacts with two key Shiite clerics who have made clear they want nothing to do with the United States. |
Coalition raids Iraq areas, killing 20 12/8/2006, 5:44 a.m. PT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S.-led coalition forces killed 20 insurgents, including two women, Friday in fighting and airstrikes that targeted al-Qaida in Iraq militants northwest of Baghdad, the military said. The mayor of the area said 19 civilians were killed, including seven women and eight children. |
Kurdish leader rejects Iraq report 12/8/2006, 4:21 a.m. PT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, a longtime Washington ally, has angrily rejected the Iraq Study Group's recommendations, warning that any delay in deciding the fate of an oil-rich region claimed by the Kurds would have "grave consequences." |
British, Danish forces detain 5 Iraqis 12/8/2006, 3:20 a.m. PT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — More than 1,000 British and Danish troops stormed five houses Friday in southern Iraq, using ground forces, boats, helicopters and jets in a raid that detained five Iraqis and confiscated a large cache of weapons, a spokesman said. |
Saudis reportedly funding Iraqi Sunnis 12/8/2006, 3:03 a.m. PT CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash. |
Extended occupation helps U.S. in Ramadi 12/8/2006, 2:18 a.m. PT RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — The soldiers swallow diet pills and slurp can after can of Red Bull, fighting to stay awake as they peer from armored Humvees into the pre-dawn darkness. Twangy country music pours from some vehicle sound systems, angry rap from others. |
The Above Headlines were gathered from various news sites. |
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