70 Iraqis die in weekend attacks
http://tinyurl.com/5ryhsMonday, December 6, 2004
By NICK WADHAMS Associated Press writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying unarmed Iraqis to work
at a U.S. ammo dump near Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 and raising the
toll from three days of intensified and bloody insurgent attacks to at
least 70 Iraqi dead and dozens wounded.
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Six U.S. soldiers have been killed since Friday as well. That number
includes two soldiers slain Saturday during a patrol in Mosul’s
Palestine neighborhood, when they came under fire from insurgents
shooting from two mosques and other buildings in the area, according
to spokeswoman Capt. Angela Bowman.
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“I swear by God, I swear By God, I swear by God, our retaliation will
be severe, God witness what I say!” a masked man shouted before
speeding away in a car.
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The Iraqi Red Crescent Society withdrew from Fallujah on Sunday amid
concerns over continuing insecurity, the organization’s chief said.
The Red Crescent, sister organization to the international Red Cross,
set up operations there two weeks ago to assist Iraqi civilians who
stayed behind during the fighting.
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