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Politics : The Truth About Islam

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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (2514)10/19/2006 11:22:22 AM
From: Proud_Infidel  Read Replies (1) of 20106
 
U.S.: 22 pct. more attacks in Ramadan
Yahoo News (AP) ^ | October 19, 2006 | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN

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The U.S. military spokesman says there has been a 22 percent jump in attacks during Ramadan and the drive to secure Baghdad has "not met our overall expectations."

The spike in violence during the Islamic holy month of fasting was "disheartening" and the Americans were working with Iraqi authorities to "refocus" security measures, Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell said.

"In Baghdad, Operation Together Forward has made a difference in the focus areas but has not met our overall expectations in sustaining a reduction in the level of violence," Caldwell said at a weekly news briefing.

Meanwhile on Thursday, a suicide bomber driving a fuel tanker struck a major police station in the northern city of Mosul, killing 12 people and wounding 25, many of them motorists waiting to buy gas at a nearby station, police said.

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