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Afghan Highway Battle Kills 16 Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2007 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cheney Dodges Bomb Attack

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2007 A suicide bomber attacked a U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday in a failed attempt to blow up Vice President Dick Cheney. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing, which killed between nine and 14 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sectarian Tensions Inflamed Despite Crackdown

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2007 Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his forces off the streets of Baghdad in response to the U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown, but a devastating bombing at a university Sunday and other Sunni attacks have caused the cleric to rethink his position: "Here we are, watching car bombs continue to explode to harvest thousands of innocent lives from our beloved people in the middle of a security plan controlled by an occupier." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Love and War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2007 From AlterNet: "Former Marine Sgt. Ty Ziegel, wounded in Iraq in December 2004 by a suicide car bomber, stands with his high school sweetheart, Renee Kline, at a photo studio on the morning of their wedding day, October 7, 2006." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bomb Blasts Kill 79 at Major Shiite Mosque in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2006 Suicide bombers dressed in women's clothes caused the single deadliest blast this year--at a religious bastion of a powerful Shiite party This, combined with Thursday's shrine bombing, could escalate the already horrific violence (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )