January 10, 2008
Thursday: 25 Iraqis Killed, 24 Wounded
Updated at 11:10 p.m EST, Jan. 10, 2008
At least 25 Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in the latest round of violence. Most of them were gunmen or security personnel. Meanwhile, the International Organization for Migration reported that only a trickle of Iraqi refugees has returned home. Also, millions of Iraqis are observing the Ashura holy day.
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Wed Jan 9, 2:18 PM ET
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A US commander on Wednesday said the number of "spectacular" assaults by Al-Qaeda in Iraq has increased although the overall number of attacks was down and 20 key militants have been killed or caught.
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Major General Mark Hertling, commanding general of coalition forces in northern Iraq, gave no specific examples of what he termed "spectacular" attacks, referring only to big car bombs and to suicide attacks.
"These spectacular events and intimidation are designed to incite fear in the population," Hertling told a news conference in Baghdad.
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