Former POWs to receive medical releases this week
Five Army soldiers held as POWs in Iraq for 22 days are set for medical releases at William Beaumont Army Medical Center this week. They will be returned to Fort Bliss for convalescent leave after ongoing health workups to rule out infections from their Iraq service. The group includes Shoshana Johnson El Paso Joseph Hudson Alamogordo Edgar Hernandez Mission Patrick Miller Park City Kansas and James Riley Pennsauken New Jersey.
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Garner welcomed by Iraqi Kurds amid reconstruction push
Retired General Jay Garner met with Kurdish factions in Sulaimaniyah and Baghdad, winning assurances to delay independence aims while pledging Kurds a key role in rebuilding Iraq. Jalal Talabani urged a future home in Kurdistan and cautioned Turkey on regional tensions.
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Dozens of Iraqi Refugees Expelled From Syrian Camp
The UNHCR reports Syrian security forces removed nine adults and 23 children from the El Hol camp in northeast Syria on Monday, sending them toward Iraq. A further 12 Iraqis were expelled on April 13. Most were Tikrit residents linked to Saddam Hussein’s regime. The agency urged safeguarding refugee rights amid security concerns.
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France proposes suspending U.N. sanctions on Iraq
France makes a surprise bid at the United Nations to suspend civilian sanctions on Iraq while keeping arms controls. The move aims to please the United States but faces resistance from Russia and Germany, with inspectors urged to verify disarmament before any full lift.
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