Rumsfeld vows Iraq will have enough troops for war effort
At the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in San Antonio defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld assured veterans that U S commanders will have sufficient forces to combat guerrilla attacks in Iraq. He cited Gen Abizaid as the key judge of needed troop levels while noting about 150000 American soldiers are in Iraq with 20000 more from Britain and other allies and about 30000 Iraqis aiding security operations.
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Shiite Protest Outside Coalition HQ Amid Iraqi Violence
Thousands of Shiite Muslims protested peacefully in Baghdad outside the U.S. led coalition headquarters denouncing lax security after ethnic violence in the north and a bombing at a Shiite cleric's house. A US soldier was killed by a non hostil gunshot bringing the toll to 138. Protests later moved to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan office. Eleven people died in Kirkuk and Tuz Kharmato clashes blamed on Saddam Hussein sympathizers. In Najaf mourners buried three guards killed in the al Hakim house bombing as Iraqi Governing Council members toured the Gulf seeking Arab backing and promising elections. A delegation of 11 Congress members met coalition officials in Baghdad.
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Paris to bury 400 heat victims at Thiais cemetery
Fresh graves line a Paris area cemetery as officials plan Sept. 1 burials for 400 unidentified heat related deaths. Families may claim and rebury later. city workers man hotlines and buses to aid mourners amid a two week heat wave that hospitalizes thousands and raises questions about mortality figures.
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Airstrikes hit Taliban hideout in Afghanistan killing leaders
U S jets blasted a Taliban mountain camp in southeastern Afghanistan as part of Operation Warrior Sweep. Officials said 14 to 16 militants were killed with no coalition casualties. Afghan forces and U S special units hunted more fighters, arresting about 100 suspects amid ongoing raids near Kandahar and Zabul provinces.
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