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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The attack took place in a remote, mountainous area where the Sinaloa cartel has been engaged in a turf war.
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