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Surrender in Ramadi: "The Iraqi army's 12th Armor Brigade surrendered in central Iraqi city of Ramadi on Tuesday, ending organized resistance there, said Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks at U.S. Central Command in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday. An element of the 3rd Infantry Division accepted surrender of the brigade, which had been defending the main road between Jordan and Baghdad.
? Abbas extradition: Italy wants to extradite Abu Abbas, a convicted Palestinian terrorist who masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro on which a wheelchair-bound U.S. citizen was killed. Abbas, was captured by U.S. Special Forces in the outskirts of Baghdad on Monday, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday."
In CNN - War Tracker

Iraq Politician Chalabi En Route to Baghdad - Aide: "Pro-America Iraqi politician AhmadChalabi left the southern town of Nassiriya on Wednesday forthe capital Baghdad on his first visit to the city since theoverthrow of the monarchy in 1958, a senior aide said. (Reuters)"
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Daughters of man killed on Achille Lauro want hijacker imprisoned: "The daughters of Leon Klinghoffer, a US man killed aboard the Achille Lauro in 1985, said they want Palestinian Abu Abbas imprisoned for the crime. (AFP)"
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Capsules of U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq: "Some of the U.S. troops killed in the war in Iraq: (AP)"
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Tales Of Two Rescue Raids: "More information is emerging about the raids that saved American POWs. One paper says the rescue of Jessica Lynch may have been staged. Another reports the rescue of seven other prisoners almost didn't happen."
In CBS News: Iraq Crisis

Mosul tension: "Tensions Wednesday ran high in Mosul after a clash between Iraqi Arabs and the Marines Tuesday resulted in the deaths of at least seven people near the city center. A senior Kurdish intelligence official told CNN that a crowd of people became infuriated when U.S. troops entered Mosul's main government building to set up offices and raised the U.S. flag."
In CNN - War Tracker

Terror Alert Falls From Orange to Yellow: "The Bush administration lowered the national terror alert level to "yellow" Wednesday, suggesting the threat of terrorism linked to the war in Iraq has abated. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq