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July 4, 2007

US-Led Forces Kill 35 Militants in Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1808C0E:A6F02AD83191E160BB22C6540426A1B89574F7DCC14957C0 Operation targets
al-Qaida and is in support of major offensive called Arrowhead Ripper
in region around Baquba





US troops run across the street during a mission in Baquba, 04 Jul
2007The U.S. military says coalition forces have killed 35 militants
in operations in Iraq.

A military statement said coalition forces killed 10 terrorists early
Wednesday in al-Anbar province west of Baghdad and the northern city
of Mosul.

The statement said nine suspects were detained in operations targeting
al-Qaida in Iraq.

The U.S. military also said today that coalition forces killed 25
terrorists and detained five suspects during a three-day operation
ending Monday northeast of Baquba.

The operation targeted al-Qaida and was in support of a major
offensive called Arrowhead Ripper in the region around Baquba.

In other violence Wednesday, a car bomb in the town of Baiji, north of
Baghdad, killed at least five people.

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