20080611 (Wednesday, June 11th, 2008)

Published by Editors in Health, Iraq, Politics and Security, Society And Economy at 10:32 pm with no comments.

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أفادت مصادر أمنية أن11 شخصا قتلوا، واصيب 35 آخرون بجروح، فيما اعتقلت القوات الأمنية 109 مسلحا ومشتبه به، في إطار أعمال عنف وقعت في مناطق متفرقة من العراق، منذ مساء امس الثلاثاء حتى عصر اليوم الاربع

11 people have been killed.
35 people have been wounded.
109 people people have been detained.

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Thousands of Iraqis rally against U.S. troop accord (Saturday, May 31st, 2008)

Published by Editors in Iraq, Politics and Security at 2:17 am with no comments.

BAGHDAD, May 30 (Reuters) - Thousands of people heeded a call from anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to protest talks between Washington and Baghdad on keeping U.S. troops in Iraq beyond 2008, but turnout on Friday was lower than past marches.
Explaining the relatively low numbers, spokesmen for Sadr’s movement said the protests were widely spread […]