Car
bombs kill at least 10 in Baghdad
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A suicide bomber wearing an
explosive belt blew himself up inside a minibus in Baghdad's eastern
neighborhood of Talbiyah, killing two people and wounding up to 20 others
Monday.(Xinhua Photo)
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a car
bombing attack in a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Monday rose to at
least 10 people with some 15 wounded, police said.
Military:
Three more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD,
Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three more U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq in the
past two days, the U.S. military said on Monday.
One U.S. soldier was killed in a bombing attack in
Baghdad on Monday, while the other two died from wounds sustained during
fighting on Sunday, the military said in a statement.
According to the military, a roadside bomb exploded
near amounted patrol in a southern neighborhood of Baghdad on Monday, killing
one soldier and wounding two others.
3 Iraqi policemen killed in suicide attack in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bomber struck
a police checkpoint at the entrance to the University of Anbar in Ramadi City,
some 110 km west of Baghdad, on Monday, killing three policemen and wounding
three others, a local police source said.
Seven
policemen killed in explosion in NE of Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Seven policemen were killed
and at least 20 others wounded when an explosion occurred at a police station in
Maqdadiyah town in Diyala province, local police told Xinhua.
U.S. defense secretary briefs Bush
after Iraq trip
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23
(Xinhua) -- After returning from Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on
Saturday briefed President George W. Bush on his impressions about that
country.
U.S. House document calls
for bigger military
INGTON, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The United States needs a
larger military force and improved capabilities to meet global threats, the
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said in a document released here Thursday.
Titled the "HASC Committee Defense Review Report," the
document said more troops are needed and more investment in research and
development is crucial. Full Story
U.S. foot soldiers tell Gates more troops
needed
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Dec. 21) -- America's top generals at
Camp Victory in Iraq on Wednesday told Secretary of Defense Robert Gates they
were wary of bringing in more troops. So, Thursday the secretary asked the
grunts that do the fighting -- the enlisted men -- their opinion and received
the same answer over and over: put more boots on the ground.
"Sir, I think we need to just keep doing what we're
doing," Spc. Jason Glenn of Mount Grove, Missouri, told Gates over
breakfast. Full
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Robert Gates arrives in Iraq for surprising
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L)
speaks with General John Abizaid upon his arrival in Baghdad Dec. 20,
2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 20
(Xinhua) -- Robert Gates paid a surprising visit to Iraq on Wednesday morning,
just two days after being sworn in as the new U.S. Defense Secretary.
Gates arrived in Baghdad with a mandate from
U.S. President George W. Bush to help forge a new Iraq war strategy, AP
reported. Full Story
Bush says bigger military size is
necessary
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20
(Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday that a permanent
increase of the size of the U.S. military is necessary, but stopped short of
saying if he will send more troops to Iraq.
Speaking at a year-end press conference to
sum up his government's job in 2006, Bush said he has asked Defense Secretary
Robert Gates to report to him as quickly as possible on plans to enlarge the
size of the military. Full
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