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15,800 detainees remain in custody in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- More than 17,500 detainees have been freed from custody in Iraq this year, leaving about 15,800 in custody, U.S.-led coalition forces said Saturday.
United Press International – Nov 30, 2008 12:28 AM [GMT] – comment?
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- More than 17,500 detainees have been freed from custody in Iraq this year, leaving about 15,800 in custody, U.S.-led coalition forces said Saturday.
United Press International – Nov 30, 2008 12:28 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Rocket Kills 2 Contract Workers at U.N. Compound in Baghdad
A rocket fired into the Green Zone Saturday struck a spot near the United Nations compound, killing two contract employees and wounding 15 others.
New York Times – Nov 30, 2008 12:19 AM [GMT] – comment?
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A rocket fired into the Green Zone Saturday struck a spot near the United Nations compound, killing two contract employees and wounding 15 others.
New York Times – Nov 30, 2008 12:19 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Rare downpour swamps BaghdadAFP - The Iraqi capital ground to a standstill Saturday after a rare rain and hail storm flooded city streets, leaving scores of cars stranded in muddy water half a metre (yard) deep.
Yahoo! – Nov 29, 2008 9:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Iraqi Women, Children Among 33 Bodies in Mass Grave
Iraqi officials say a mass grave containing the bodies of 33 men, women and children has been found in a former Sunni insurgent stronghold north of Baghdad.
Fox News – Nov 29, 2008 5:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Iraqi officials say a mass grave containing the bodies of 33 men, women and children has been found in a former Sunni insurgent stronghold north of Baghdad.
Fox News – Nov 29, 2008 5:36 PM [GMT] – comment?
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13 countries set to withdraw from Iraq
BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A total of 13 countries with troops currently stationed in Iraq will soon remove those soldiers from the war-torn country, a military official says.
United Press International – Nov 29, 2008 4:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A total of 13 countries with troops currently stationed in Iraq will soon remove those soldiers from the war-torn country, a military official says.
United Press International – Nov 29, 2008 4:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Two killed in rocket attacks in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. military authorities say they believe Iranian-made rockets were used in attacks in Baghdad that killed at least two people Saturday.
United Press International – Nov 29, 2008 3:50 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. military authorities say they believe Iranian-made rockets were used in attacks in Baghdad that killed at least two people Saturday.
United Press International – Nov 29, 2008 3:50 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Iraq's top Shiite cleric concerned about US pact
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric has "concerns" about the U.S.-Iraqi security pact, but will leave voters to decide its fate in a referendum to be held by July 30, an official at the cleric's office said Saturday....
AP – Nov 29, 2008 3:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric has "concerns" about the U.S.-Iraqi security pact, but will leave voters to decide its fate in a referendum to be held by July 30, an official at the cleric's office said Saturday....
AP – Nov 29, 2008 3:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Iraqi army finds 30 bodies in shallow graves
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi army unearthed 30 decomposed bodies in a series of shallow graves in northern Iraq's volatile Diyala province, the army said on Saturday.
Reuters – Nov 29, 2008 3:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi army unearthed 30 decomposed bodies in a series of shallow graves in northern Iraq's volatile Diyala province, the army said on Saturday.
Reuters – Nov 29, 2008 3:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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UN contractors killed in Iraq
Two foreign UN contractors are killed and 15 injured in a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone.
BBC News – Nov 29, 2008 1:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Two foreign UN contractors are killed and 15 injured in a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone.
BBC News – Nov 29, 2008 1:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Rocket attack near U.N. site in Baghdad kills 2
At least two people were killed early Saturday in a rocket attack near a U.N. compound in Baghdad's Green Zone, an official with the United Nations' Iraq mission said.
CNN.com – Nov 29, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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At least two people were killed early Saturday in a rocket attack near a U.N. compound in Baghdad's Green Zone, an official with the United Nations' Iraq mission said.
CNN.com – Nov 29, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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