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Iraq operation targets militants

Source: BBC
Baghdad : Iraq | 2 months ago  
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The operation began late on Wednesday and is understood to be continuing. It is the first major Iraqi-led offensive in the area since US forces withdrew from urban areas of the country at the end of June. Some detainees are part of al-Qaeda in Iraq, others loyal to Saddam Hussein's outlawed...
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