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June 20, 2007

US Says 30 Terrorists Killed in Iraq Offensive
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=17E2363:A6F02AD83191E160A92747B14F174C4A9574F7DCC14957C0 US, Iraqi soldiers
also discovered orphanage this month housing 24 severely malnourished
and abused boys in Baghdad neighborhood of Fajr The U.S. military says
troops have killed 30 suspected terrorists in a massive operation
against al-Qaida in Iraq northeast of Baghdad.

The military also says soldiers found numerous weapons and bombs
during the offensive in Diyala province. The military launched the
operation, which involves 10,000 soldiers, early Tuesday.







An undated picture obtained from the US TV news channel CBS shows
Iraqi children showing signs of severe neglect after they were
discovered last week at the al-Hanan orphanage in an area northwest of
Baghdad, 20 June 2007The military also says U.S. and Iraqi soldiers
discovered an orphanage this month housing 24 severely malnourished
and abused boys in the Baghdad neighborhood of Fajr. The boys, ages 3
to 15-years-old, were found naked in a darkened room, with many tied
to their beds.

Meanwhile, the death toll from Tuesday's truck bombing outside a
Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad has risen to 87. More than 200 others were
wounded in the attack, which Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
blamed on Sunni extremists.

The bombing came two days after the lifting of a city-wide curfew put
in place to prevent sectarian attacks after last week's bombing of a
revered Shi'ite shrine in Samarra. The shrine bombing sparked
retaliatory attacks on Sunni mosques.

The U.S. military reported Tuesday the deaths of one American soldier
in the offensive and another in a roadside bombing south of Baghdad.

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