Bombs Kill 40 In Two Iraq Cities
Jacob Cherian - All Headline News Staff Writer Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) - Despite a truce by seven Sunni Arab insurgent groups, 40 people were killed in the Iraqi cities of Baqouba and Hillah. An Iraqi commander commented that the government would not be able to keep the truce in Anbar, which is also the center for breeding insurgents. President George Bush put aside talks of cutting forces in September and maintained that he would leave those decisions to the new Iraqi government, briefed by recommendations by General George W. Casey, U.S. commander in Iraq. In the city of Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, a bombing killed at least 25 and wounded 33. Police Capt. Muthana Khalid told Assciated Press that a bomb killed 15 and wounded 56 in Hillah, a Shiite city 65 miles south of Baghdad. Police reports from other parts of the country verified 22 other deaths on Monday that were also related to bombs and shootings. In addition, the U.S. Marine Corps stated that a Marine was killed from wounds incurred in a battle in the Anbar province. Authorities revealed that the seven groups associated with the ceasefire were part of Sadaam Hussein's government, military and security that were afraid of the Iranian influence rising in Iraq. These groups did not include al-Quaida or other Islamic terrorist groups. If the offer were to be taken, the cease-fire would mark an important turn in Iraq's history symbolizi |
