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I served for 14 months in Iraq as a Captain in the 1st Armored Division. The most needy Iraqi children had an amazing affect on me. This is why I am working on the War Kids Relief to better their lives.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

New wave of attacks hits Baghdad

Earlier on Monday, a series of explosions in Baghdad killed at least 10 people and injured more than 40.
Our correspondent says Monday's blasts appear to be reprisals for Sunday's bloodshed when Shia gunmen roamed the Sunni neighbourhood of Jihad in the west of Baghdad, dragging Sunnis from their cars and shooting them. Many were shot execution-style in the street. Police maintain that more than 40 died, disputing a claim by a senior government official, Haidar Majid, that only nine people were killed. Hours after the shootings, a double car bomb attack near a Shia mosque in Baghdad's northern Kasra district killed about 20 people and wounded dozens of others.
Women and children were among the casualties of the Jihad attack

To read entire article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5164082.stm

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