September 2006
:: future :: :: Poll: Iraqis back attacks on U.S. troops :: September :: 2006
About six in 10 Iraqis say they approve of attacks on U.S.-led forces, and slightly more than that want their government to ask U.S. troops to leave within a year, according to a poll in that country. The poll, done for University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes, found:
July 2006
Israel kills 13 Palestinians, including 3-year old girl
A series of Israeli air strikes in eastern Gaza City killed more than 13 Palestinians, including a three-year-old girl, medics said on Wednesday, according to Reuters news agency. Israel has launched a deadly offensive in Gaza to pressure the Hamas-led Palestinian government, whose armed wing is part of three resistance groups who captured
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