Iraq violence flares, leaving 44 dead

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/iraq

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MAHMUDIYA, Iraq (AFP) - At least 44 people were killed in one of the bloodiest days since the new Iraqi government took office, as police suffered heavy losses in two separate incidents and clashes raged between US forces and insurgents.

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Iraqi police and national guardsmen, assisted by US forces, launched a major assault on the no-go zone of Latifiya, a bastion of the Sunni Muslim insurgency south of Baghdad, in the boldest offensive by the new government since it took power three months ago.


<snip>Twelve policemen were killed and five national guardsmen wounded in the raids that saw 200 hundred suspects arrested, an Iraqi national guard intelligence officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.


"We have received orders from Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to search Latifiya for weapons and terrorists. The operation will last at least a week," he said.





Iraqi children celebrate near a burned military vehicle following heavy fighting between US troops and insurgents in Tall Afar, west of the main Iraqi northern city of Mosul.(AFP/Mujahed Mohammed)

[llmart]

1. These sorts of stories need to be front and center every day.....

from now until the election so that the people can see what a wasteful war this was. If they're buried on page 30 of the papers or not reported daily then the sheeple will think all is well in Iraq. This is what will make or break *.

[leetrisck]

2. "better there than here" as bush says - do you suppose

the Iraqi's and Russians appreciate that right now.

[Flagg]

3. How do u like democracy now, Iraqi scums !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa