Thursday, February 22, 2007
Iraqi Insurgents Carry Out Another Chemical
Iraqi Insurgents Carry Out Another Chemical Attack
February 22, 2007
IRAQ
Iraq Insurgents Again Use 'Dirty' Attack
Insurgents exploded a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters Wednesday
the second such "dirty" chemical attack in two days while a U.S.
official said ground fire apparently forced the downing of a Black Hawk
helicopter. All nine aboard the aircraft were rescued. (AP)
Second Case of Rape Allegations in Iraq
Four Iraqi soldiers have been accused of raping a 50-year-old Sunni
woman and the attempted rape of her two daughters in the second
allegation of sexual assault leveled against Iraqi forces this week, an
official said Thursday. (AP)
US Soldier Admits Murdering Girl
A second US soldier's plea of guilty to the gang rape of a 14-year-old
Iraqi girl and the killing of her and her family has been accepted by a
judge. (BBC)
IRAN NUCLEAR STANDOFF
Iran 'Failed To Meet UN Deadline'
Iran failed to suspend its uranium enrichment activity by Wednesday's UN
deadline, a report by nuclear watchdog the IAEA has said. (BBC)
U.N. Report May Give Iran Wider Sanctions
A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has
expanded rather than halted its nuclear fuel programme, exposing Tehran
to possible wider sanctions over fears it secretly wants to make atom
bombs. (Reuters)
