Al-Qaida threats escalate against Baghdad diplomats
Al-Qaida in Iraq threatened to kill Egypt's top envoy in Baghdad as three incidents targeted diplomats in four days. Prime Minister al Jaafari urged world powers to maintain diplomatic ties while security fears hinder ambassadorial upgrades. Bahraini and Pakistani envoys faced attacks and Jordan awaited safety measures for an ambassador.
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Iraq
al-Qaida
Egypt
United States
Ihab al-Sherif
Bahrain
Pakistan
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Carl Levin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
al-Jaafari
al-Sherif
U.S
Jordan
Marwan Muasher
Mohammed Younis Khan
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Nicholas Berg
al- Zarqawi
Foreign Ministry
al-Zarqawi
US officials detail Kabul helicopter crash disaster
In Kunar province a CH-47 Chinook carrying Navy SEALs and Night Stalkers crashed after a militant rocket hit the airframe during a June reconnaissance mission. Sixteen aboard were believed dead. efforts were hampered by dusk and a 24 hour rainstorm.
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Afghanistan
U.S
al-Qaida
Kunar
James Yeats
Army
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