BAGHDAD, July 13 (KUNA) — US troops detained 110 suspected insurgents and seized 237 weapons’ caches during Operation "Dragon Hammer" in al-Rashid District south of the Iraqi capital from July 1-11, a US Army statement said on Friday.
The operation, launched by the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team "Dragons," 1st Infantry Division, was aimed at rooting [...]

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The Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey program office today announced the first landing of the tiltrotor transport on a coalition warship. It’s not huge news, but it seems to indicate the Osprey can be accommodated on allied ships.
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Iranian artillery shelled near Iraqi Kurd villages Thursday as Iranian troops clashed with Kurdish guerrillas making an incursion across the border, officials in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan said.
It was the third day of shelling in two areas along the border in northern Iraq, said Jabbar Yawer, spokesman for the Kurdistan protection forces, or Peshmerga. Residents of [...]

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House OKs Plan to Withdraw U.S. Troops
The Iraqi government is achieving only spotty military and political progress, the Bush administration conceded in an assessment that war critics quickly seized on as confirmation of their dire warnings. Within hours, the House voted 223-201 to withdraw U.S. troops by spring.
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LONDON, July 13 (KUNA) — An Iraqi immigrant’s wristwatch-based translation device, designed to help British soldiers overcome language barriers while on patrol, could be in production by the end of this year, it was announced here Friday.
The voice recognition-based technology would aid troops and civilians in "high-risk and hot zone" situations by translating phrases such [...]

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BAGHDAD, July 13 (KUNA) — US soldiers killed five Iraqis in random fire after the explosion of an improvised device Friday noon in Al-Abidi neighborhood, eastern Baghdad, according to Iraqi security source.
The source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) an improvised explosive device blew up today at noon as a US military convoy was passing by, [...]

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ISLAMABAD, July 12 (KUNA) — Three-days after operation "silence" launched against Lal (Red) Mosque militants was completed, the army is preparing to launch another operation in Pakistan’s northern and tribal areas against elements that are largely considered to have links with the mosque violence, said officials Friday.
The Lal Mosque operation that killed 73 and wounded [...]

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LONDON, July 13 (KUNA) — Britain’s most senior army officer in Iraq insisted Friday that the Multi-National Force (MNF) was "making a difference" amid encouraging signs that the Iraqi government would be able to take over security operations.
Lieutenant General Graham Lamb, deputy commander of the MNF, told BBC radio Iraqis were beginning to engage with [...]

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BAGHDAD // The U.S. military said yesterday that it had captured two militants from al-Qaida in Iraq wanted in the kidnapping of three American soldiers in May.
The men were captured during an air and ground assault Tuesday near the city of Iskandariyah, 25 miles south of Baghdad.
The paratroopers struck the town of Jurf al-Sakhr, which [...]

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BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. forces battled Iraqi police and gunmen Friday, killing six policemen, after an American raid captured an Iraqi police lieutenant accused of leading a cell of Shiite militiamen, the military said.
Seven gunmen also died in the fight, a rare open street battle between American troops and policemen. Washington has demanded the government [...]

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