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01/27/2004 Archived Entry: "Iraq"

Update - Iraq Bombings Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers
A bomb that exploded south of Baghdad killed three
U.S. soldiers and wounded three others Tuesday night.

Bush Backs Away from Iraq WMD Certainty
George Bush defends Iraq invasion

Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq blasts
UN set for return to Iraq
2 CNN employees killed in attack
Reuters urges U.S. army to address safety in Iraq
Iraqi Kurds Threaten to Force Turks Out

Female U.S. soldiers stand side-by-side with male troops in Iraq's deadly firing line
Although women are barred from front line units, more than
10 American women soldiers have died in Iraq since U.S.-led
troops invaded in March. Many others have been wounded.

"I think it's cool to be in a dangerous position. It's kind of fun,"
Williams, from Algiers, La., told the AP while driving to Samarra.
"In the MPs, it is the closest women can get to combat."