Militia tied to al Qaeda regains strength in Iraq terrain
In northern Iraq near the Zagros border, hundreds of Islamic militants linked to Ansar al Islam vanish after the March Iraq war. Kurdish leaders warn Iran may shelter and train militants as reports surface of renewed activity and an April Baghdad entry. A June 10 blast in Kalar underscores ongoing danger.
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Tuwella
Iraq
Zagros
Iran
Ansar al-Islam
Barham Salih
Ansar
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Shaho Mohamad Sayid
Kalar
Kirkuk
William Mayville
U.S. Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Attacks Persist in Iraq Amid Power Plant Blasts
Rockets hit a Fallujah power station nearly halting city electricity as U S forces raid nine sites across Iraq in Desert Scorpion operations. Two soldiers were injured and one died in al-Iskandariyah while an ambush wounded others near Samarra. Imams warned of Jews buying up Iraqi real estate amid ongoing anti American sentiment.
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Fallujah
Iraq
U.S
U.S. Central Command
Baghdad
U.N. Development Program
Samarra
Don Campbell
4Th Infantry Division
Defense Department
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Paul T. Nakamura
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Pentagon
al-Iskandariyah
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Army officer recommends court martial for Akbar over Kuwait grenade attack
Fort Knox Kentucky AP report says an investigating officer urged a court martial for Sgt Hasan Akbar charged in the March Kuwait grenade attack that killed two officers and wounded fourteen others. Col Patrick Reinert announced the finding at a hearing to determine if Akbar should face trial.
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Kuwait
Iraq
Hasan Akbar
101St Airborne
Patrick Reinert
Akbar
Experts recover most looted uranium from Iraq facility
U N agency experts say they have accounted for most of the uranium feared looted from Iraq's Tuwaitha nuclear complex near Baghdad. The natural and low enriched material was secured after Iraqi troops withdrew at the war’s outset, diplomats said on Friday speaking anonymously.
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Vienna
Austria
U.N. Atomic Agency
Iraq
Tuwaitha
Baghdad
U.N. Plans $259 Million Appeal for Iraqi Humanitarian Needs
The United Nations will launch an appeal for 259 million dollars to meet Iraqi humanitarian needs through year end. Representatives from 50 donor nations will meet again to discuss Iraq's reconstruction.
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United Nations
U.N
Iraq
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