Fallujah pause interrupted by airstrike and renewed clashes
Iraqi amputees head to Texas for treatment as Fallujah end pause yields heavy activity. AC-130 gunship strikes Fallujah amid renewed fighting, deaths rise across Iraq including Marines and civilians. U.S. and coalition forces push into Kut while al Sadr militia lose ground in other south central cities.
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Two U S Soldiers Die In Baghdad Attack Amid Iraq War
Two U S soldiers were killed in Baghdad on Friday when insurgents attacked a convoy on the western route, and another soldier died near Camp Cooke during a roadside bomb and small arms attack. Three Marines were reported killed a day earlier in Al Anbar as fighting persists around Fallujah. At least 646 U S soldiers have died in Iraq since March 2003.
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Pressure cooker lid off signals worsening Iraq crisis
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw called the Iraq situation the most serious since the war ending. He cited ongoing violence in Fallujah and attacks by Muqtada al Sadr supporters, noting more than 40 U.S. deaths in early April and the public yearning for a smooth, representative transition away from Saddam Hussein.
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Muslims on Long Island condemn Iraq war in mosque petition
Following Friday prayers at the Islamic Center of Long Island about 200 worshippers signed a petition to President Bush condemning military actions at mosques in Iraq and urging U S troops home. Copies will go to 150 New York area mosques for more signatures.
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