Algeria quake death toll climbs toward fifteen hundred
Bodies in morgues and rubble piles mark the Boumerdes quake toll near 1,500 with over 7,000 injured as volunteers sift through crushed concrete. Police block roads to curb looting while survivors sleep in streets and parks amid growing despair two days after the disaster.
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Iraq dissolves Saddam era armed forces to form New Iraqi Corps
The Coalition Provisional Authority dissolves the Iraqi armed forces and security bodies linked to Saddam Hussein, planning a New Iraqi Corps under civilian control. The move ends conscription, transfers assets to the new administration, and disbars ministry units tied to repression while promising a professional, representatively inclusive national defense. Col. Ra'ed Nouri Yacoub, an Iraqi Air Force radar technician, protests the lack of future work and fairness, noting many officers were not tied to Saddam.
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