Dozens Killed in Iraq in Spike of Violence for Second Day
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › August 28, 2006
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Violence in Iraq left nearly 50 people dead Monday in a suicide car bombing and clashes between Shiite militia and Iraqi security forces, a brutal contradiction of the prime minister's claim that bloodshed was decreasing.
The deaths followed a day of bombings and shootings on Sunday, when more than 60 people were killed across the country, from the northern city of Kirkuk to the capital Baghdad and down to the south in Basra.See the full content of this document
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Dozens Killed in Iraq in Spike of Violence for Second Day
The dead included eight American soldiers, one of the deadliest weekends for the U.S. military in recent months.
In the city of Diwaniyah, gunbattles between Iraqi forces and militiamen of the Mahdi Army loyal t...See the full content of this document
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