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U.N. envoy to raise Afghan, Iraqi killings with U.S.

GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights investigator making an official visit to the United States later this month said on Wednesday that he would raise allegations of American troops killing Afghan and Iraqi civilians. Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said he would …

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Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Three U.S. soldiers were killed by small-arms fire near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the U.S. military said. The attack took place in the town of Hawija, 210 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad.

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FACTBOX: Military and civilian deaths in Iraq

(Reuters) – Three U.S. soldiers were killed by small-arms fire near the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, the U.S. military said. The attack took place in the town of Hawija, 210 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad. Following are the latest figures for soldiers and civilians killed since the …

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