A double suicide attack killed at least 25 people south of Baghdad on Monday as insurgents struck back against a massive operation by Iraq to try to restore security in the capital. ”We have 25 killed and 100 wounded,” said Hilla hospital director Mohammed Dhia, adding that all the casualties were former police commandos.
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/ 11 December 2004
A United States soldier is expected to be sentenced on Saturday after being found guilty of murder for shooting to death a severely wounded Iraqi civilian, while the US army pressed its sole supplier of armored Humvees to increase production amid a growing domestic controversy over armour for troops.