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  • Iraq’s Kurd allies to attack

    Iraq’s Kurd allies to attack

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 9, 1996, Monday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 377 words DATELINE: SALAHADIN, Iraq — A Kurdish faction backed by Iraq’s Saddam Hussein prepared to launch an all-out offensive today in hopes of eliminating its rival for good.
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  • Prisoners’ deaths add new furor

    Prisoners’ deaths add new furor

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY May 5, 2004, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: John Diamond and Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 637 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The Army is investigating the deaths of 10 prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and has declared two others homicides as part of a growing probe of abuse by military prison
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  • Turkey deploys troops on border Security zone along Iraqi border called ‘temporary’

    Turkey deploys troops on border Security zone along Iraqi border called ‘temporary’

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 9, 1996, Monday, INTERNATIONAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4A LENGTH: 674 words DATELINE: ANKARA, Turkey ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller said her government had received a request from one of two Kurdish groups inside Iraq — the Kurdish Democratic Party — to help seal Turkey’s border with Iraq.
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  • Iraq balks at Red Cross access

    Iraq balks at Red Cross access

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY January 30, 1991, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 2A LENGTH: 234 words The push to get International Red Cross workers access to prisoners of war in Iraq took on new urgency Tuesday when Baghdad Radio reported that an allied POW died in a U.S.-led air raid.
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  • Kurdish dispute has long festered in the region

    Kurdish dispute has long festered in the region

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 3, 1996, Tuesday, FINAL CHASE EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 1073 words Another U.S. election is drawing near and, once again, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has become an uninvited participant.
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  • Report on Iraq abuse cites interrogators, clears leaders

    Report on Iraq abuse cites interrogators, clears leaders

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY August 19, 2004, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Dave Moniz and Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 8A LENGTH: 461 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — A new Army report on prisoner abuse by intelligence personnel at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison cites misconduct by military interrogators but exonerates high-ranking Pentagon officials and senior U.S. military commanders,
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  • U.S. appeals to Kurds: Unite against Iraq, Iran

    U.S. appeals to Kurds: Unite against Iraq, Iran

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 4, 1996, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 3A LENGTH: 448 words U.S. officials said Tuesday that they would continue to seek a settlement between Iraq’s rival Kurdish factions. The administration pleaded with the Kurds not to seek help from either Iran or Iraq.
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  • Non-Iraqi captives singled out for harsh treatment, records say

    Non-Iraqi captives singled out for harsh treatment, records say

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY July 6, 2004, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Peter Eisler SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 790 words Late last year, U.S. officers at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison sought approval to use extreme interrogation tactics on a captive said to have information that “could potentially save countless lives of American soldiers.” The captive wasn’t an
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