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September 16, 2007

At Least 28 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1985DA0:A6F02AD83191E16070555D37E703BB429574F7DCC14957C0 In the capital,
Baghdad, bombings and attacks killed at least eight people





Iraqi woman grieves for six-year-old son Dhiya Thamer, who was killed
when their family car came under fire in Baqouba, 16 Sep 2007Iraqi
authorities say militants have killed at least 28 people across Iraq
Sunday after an al-Qaida-linked group warned of a new offensive during
Ramadan.

Police say suspected al-Qaida in Iraq fighters killed at least 14
people and burned 12 buildings in Muqdadiyah, north of Baghdad.

Earlier, a suicide bomber killed at least six people at an outdoor
cafe in the northern town of Tuz Khurmato.

In the capital, bombings and attacks killed at least eight people.  

In other developments, the U.S. military says troops have captured a
suspected al-Qaida insurgent believed to be responsible for the
killing last week of a key Sunni Arab leader.







Rear Adm. Mark I. Fox,U.S. military spokesman speaking at press
conference in Baghdad, 16 Sep 2007

Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha -- a key U.S. ally who organized Sunni
Arab clans to fight al-Qaida in Iraq -- was killed by a car bomb
Thursday in Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar. 

A statement said the suspect -- identified as Fallah Khalifa Hiyas
Fayyas al-Jumayli -- was captured during an operation Saturday west of
Balad.

On Saturday, Iraqi lawmakers loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr pulled out of parliament's ruling Shi'ite coalition.

Sadr's parliamentary bloc said it decided to quit Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki's United Iraqi Alliance because the government had not
responded to its demands to improve security and public services.

Sadr's faction holds 30 seats in Iraq's 275-member parliament.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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