250 killed In Major Iraq Battle

    From The New York Times

By DAMIEN CAVE   January 29,2007

An American helicopter was shot down in fighting near Najaf between gunmen and Iraqi forces backed by U.S. firepower.

The Article

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Iranian Reveals Plan to Expand Role in Iraq

By JAMES GLANZ  From   NYT

Published: January 29, 2007

BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 — Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad outlined an ambitious plan on Sunday to greatly expand its economic and military ties with Iraq — including an Iranian national bank branch in the heart of the capital — just as the Bush administration has been warning the Iranians to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs.     The Article

 

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