Battles in Iraq Leave Dozens Dead Across Tal Afar and Khalis
U S troops killed 14 insurgents in two days of fighting in Tal Afar as clashes surged north of Baghdad. In Khalis militants hit an Iraqi checkpoint, killing eight soldiers and wounding others. A suicide bomber struck a Khalis mess hall, killing 26 soldiers earlier. Al Qaida in Iraq claimed the attacks. Two U S Marines died in Hit from indirect fire.
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Wounded rider pedaling across America to honor injured soldiers
Heath Calhoun, a 26 year old without legs, cycles across the United States on hands to raise awareness and funds for wounded troops. He leads Soldier Ride 2005 with two other riders and meets President Bush in Washington as part of a fundraising effort benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Mass Graves Mark Srebrenica Massacre Anniversary
Bosnian survivors bury 610 recently identified victims as 30,000 mourners including the Serb president attend rites in Srebrenica marking Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II. The July 11 1995 killings of about 8000 Muslim men and boys prompted apologies and calls for top war crimes fugitives’ arrest.
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