Ambush Kills 10 Guards in Iraq
The Iraqi civil war rages on, and the traditional media continue to ignore it. Also, the young kidnapped American reporter is given 72 hours to live. | story
AP: BAGHDAD, Iraq – Police said gunmen killed at least 10 security guards and seized an African engineer in an ambush Wednesday in Baghdad, while Iraqi authorities held out hope that kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll would be released.
Meanwhile, the sister of Iraq’s interior minister was freed by kidnappers about two weeks after being seized in Baghdad, an official said. | story
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An American convoy suffered a militant ambush on a crowded Afghan highway Sunday, after which US forces opened fire Up to 16 civilians were killed and as many as 34 wounded in the chaos that followed The U military says it is possible that militants were responsible for the deaths, but one witness said U soldiers fired on his car after he had pulled over to let them through.
Jill Carroll, 28, was released unharmed after nearly three months of captivity. "I was treated well, but I don't know why I was kidnapped," she tells Iraqi TV. As yet, there is no explanation as to why she was let go.
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The attack took place in a remote, mountainous area where the Sinaloa cartel has been engaged in a turf war.
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