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August 12, 2007

Five American Soldiers Killed, 4 Wounded in Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=18934E6:A6F02AD83191E160FEF221AF97BE53BD9574F7DCC14957C0 US soldiers killed
during operations, also Saturday a roadside bomb killed the governor,
his bodyguards and police chief of Diwaniyah province  The U.S.
military says four American soldiers have been killed in an explosion
during fighting south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

A statement Sunday said the soldiers were killed and another four were
wounded in the blast during combat operations on Saturday.

In another incident, the military said a soldier was killed by small
arms fire Saturday while on foot patrol southeast of Baghdad.

Also Saturday, a roadside bomb killed the governor and police chief of
Diwaniyah province, a Shi'ite area, south of Baghdad.







Iraqi mourners carry the coffin of Governor Khalil Jalil Hamza, and
Police Chief Major General Khalid Hassan during their joint funeral
procession in Najaf, 12 Aug 2007Medical workers said three members of
the governor's security detail also died along with Governor Khalil
Jalil Hamza and the police chief, Khalid Hassan. The powerful bomb
exploded as a convoy of vehicles drove past, returning to Diwaniyah,
the provincial capital from a nearby town where officials had attended
a tribal sheikh's funeral.

Authorities imposed a curfew on Diwaniyah province following the
attack.

The Diwaniyah region has seen a rise in internal rivalries among
Shi'ite militias, and U.S.-led security forces in the area have been
the target of frequent attacks.

Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales arrived in Baghdad
Saturday on a visit to meet with members of his Justice Department who
are in Iraq working to rebuild the country's legal system.


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