U S raid frees four hostages in Baghdad operation
US special forces freed four hostages after a daylong stakeout of captors in Iraq. The raid ends the ordeal for a Pole and three Italian guards. A US soldier remains missing along with two other Americans. Turkish captives were shown on video. Fifty wounded, 15 killed in car bombings ahead of sovereignty handover.
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Six European soldiers killed in Iraq explosion south of Baghdad
Six European soldiers died when munitions they were transporting exploded near Suwayrah, 25 miles south of Baghdad. The Poles Slovaks and Latvian were part of a multinational force. Poland reported six troops lost in Iraq and noted ongoing mission. In Bamd Baquba Mosul and Ramadi, US led forces faced multiple attacks leaving soldiers and civilians dead and wounded.
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Iraq takes full control of oil sector ahead of sovereignty move
Iraqi interim government announces full sovereignty over oil industry before June 30 handover. Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban tour the al Doura refinery, asserting no foreign advisers remain and that oil policy will be fully Iraqi. About 14 000 guards protect oil infrastructure as the sector is handed to the oil ministry.
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