Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Iraq extends new security drive

BBC

Iraq says it is extending the current security drive beyond Baghdad to areas outside the capital.

Efforts to bring the security plan to the northern city of Mosul began on Tuesday, officials said, and Baghdad's outskirts would also be targeted

Officials have expressed optimism about reduced sectarian violence in Baghdad, and have decided to ease the curfew.

But the US military said car bombs were a major concern and nationwide the scale of violence was worse than hoped.

On Tuesday, gunmen abducted 22 shepherds from the desert near the central city of Karbala. .....

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