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Sunday, June 13, 2004

Iraq War News
Iraq Car Bombing Kills 12; Official Dies: "A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, and wounding 13. Gunmen killed a senior Education Ministry official in the second assassination of a government figure in as many days. (AP)"

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Alcohol Cited as Problem at Prison: "WASHINGTON - Weeks before U.S. military investigators began uncovering evidence of mistreatment of detainees, commanders at the Abu Ghraib prison launched a crackdown on alcohol abuse and told intelligence troops that guards were suspected of soliciting sex from Iraqi prostitutes, according to soldiers and officers who worked at the compound. (Los Angeles Times)"

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Prominent Kurdish cleric slain in Iraq: "A locally prominent Kurdish cleric was killed in this northern oil center when gunmen opened fire while he was visiting neighbors, police said Sunday."

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Iraqi gov't official killed in ambush: "Gunmen killed the Education Ministry's cultural affairs officer Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said. Kamal al-Jarah, 63, was ambushed outside his home as he was leaving for work at about 7:30 a.m. The attack happened in a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of northwest Baghdad where support for Saddam Hussein's regime had been strong."

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At least seven killed, 23 wounded in Baghdad car bomb near coalition base: "A suicide car bomb killed at least seven Iraqis, including four police officers, and wounded 23 others when it exploded near a US-led coalition base in Baghdad, Iraqi hospital and US sources said. (AFP)"

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Iran rejects nuclear restrictions: "Toughening its stance in advance of a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, Iran on Saturday said it would reject international restrictions on its nuclear program and challenged the world to accept Tehran as a member of the "nuclear club.""

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Baghdad car bombing kills 12, wounds 13: "A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 13, the military said. The bomb went off about 300 yards from Camp Curvo as a police patrol stopped the bomber, who was traveling in the wrong direction on the road."

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American man killed in Saudi Arabia: "Suspected militants killed an American in the Saudi capital on Saturday, shooting him in the back as he parked in his home garage, and the U.S. Embassy said it was searching for an American who was missing."

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Another Iraqi Government Official Killed: "Gunmen killed the Education Ministry's cultural affairs officer Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said. Kamal al-Jarah, 63, was ambushed outside his home as he was leaving for work at about 7:30 a.m. The attack happened in a predominantly Sunni Muslim neighborhood of northwest Baghdad where support for Saddam Hussein's regime had been strong. (AP)"

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Bomb Explodes Near U.S. Outpost in Baghdad: "A car bomb exploded near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said. There were reports of casualties. (AP)"

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Rocket Hits U.S. Compound in Baghdad, No Casualties: "An explosion in the U.S.-ledadministration's headquarters in Baghdad Sunday was thought tobe a rocket attack, the U.S. military said. (Reuters)"

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Attackers kill Iraqi cultural affairs officer: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Gunmen killed the cultural affairs officer in the Education Ministry on Sunday, the second attack on an Iraqi official in as many days, authorities said."

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50 airstrikes against Iraqi leaders were all in error in IraqWar.info

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