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U.S., Iraqi Troops Claim 90 Al-Qaeda Killed
June 23, 2007
Suspected insurgents captured in Ba'qubah, where the U.S. is conducting a military operation (file photo) (epa)
Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers are taking part in simultaneous offensives in areas around Baghdad to deny Al-Qaeda militants sanctuary to launch attacks.
In other news, the U.S. military said today that five of its soldiers were killed in two separate roadside bombing incidents in Iraq.
(Reuters, AP)