AP: Mortar Attack Kills 6 Near Baghdad

[Eugene]

Mortar Attack Kills 6 Near Baghdad
Mortars fall on residential neighborhood east of Baghdad,
killing 6 and wounding 15

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sep. 3, 2006
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press Writer

(AP) A mortar attack east of Baghdad killed six people, including two children,
as a dispute emerged over transferring control of the armed forces from the
U.S.-led coalition to the Iraqi government.

Several mortars fell on a residential area of al-Maamel in the capital's eastern
outskirts Saturday night, police said. Six people were killed, and 15 were wounded,
said Rahim Qasim Basim of the al-Sadr General Hospital.

On Sunday morning, a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol in eastern Baghdad
killed two policemen and a civilian and wounded three policemen, police Maj. Mahir
Hameed Mosa said.

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Full article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/03/ap/world/mainD8JT96281.shtml

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1. Per Herr Rummy's command, please rewrite the headline to read:

"Glorious Victory for the Homeland as Mortar Eliminates 6 Insurgents."


Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Failure to comply will result in immediate capture and reeducation.

[ShortnFiery]

2. .... including two children ...

:cry:

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3. ?? The al Sadr General Hospital?? Named for the current Imam's father?