Friday, May 09, 2008

25 Killed In Iraq As Rockets Shatter Basra Calm

BAGHDAD (AFP) -- A rocket attack on a coalition military base in Basra killed two civilian contractors Friday, while a retaliatory strike and separate attacks elsewhere in Iraq killed 23 others, officials said.

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