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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Scores die as violence spreads <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>U.S.</span></font></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> helicopters
fire on crowd in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>An Iraqi policeman inspects damage done to the car of Lt.
Col. Alaa al-Din Arif, who was killed after a car bomb exploded nearby, in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:place></st1:City> on Sunday. A car
bomb detonated early Sunday in a western <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:place></st1:City>
neighborhood, killing two police officers on patrol, the Interior Ministry
said. (Associated Press )<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Evan Osnos<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chicago</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>September 13, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>BAGHDAD</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Iraq</st1:country-region> – Rebels on Sunday launched their
most intense assault on central <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:place></st1:City>
in months, raining mortars on the U.S.-controlled Green Zone and exploding a
car bomb to destroy an American armored vehicle. The day of violence left at
least 59 Iraqis dead and injured scores more across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In one incident, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> helicopters fired into a crowd
gathered around the disabled Bradley fighting vehicle.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The airstrike, which the military said is under
investigation, was captured on film when a correspondent for an Arabic-language
television network was mortally wounded by shrapnel from the strike in the
midst of taping a report. Reporter Mazen al-Tumeizi, 25, was talking into the
camera, with flames and bystanders in the background, when a sharp blast
buckled him forward. The camera swung away with blood on the lens, as
al-Tumeizi yelled, "I am dying. I am dying."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The images and the death toll provided a bleak illustration
of the unremitting bloodshed left by <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s 17-month-old insurgency, proving
that, more than two months after an interim Iraqi government took power with a
pledge to bring security, rebels still strike the heart of the capital at will.
By day's end, 25 Iraqis had died in <st1:City w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:City>,
while other clashes left 10 dead in the southern city of <st1:City w:st="on">Hillah</st1:City>
and 14 in the western city of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ramadi</st1:place></st1:City>,
according to the Iraqi Health Ministry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>No <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
deaths were reported Sunday, but six soldiers were wounded in the car bomb
attack that destroyed the Bradley fighting vehicle, military officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Three Polish soldiers were killed and at least three more
were injured in fighting while returning from a demining mission near Hillah,
Polish forces said. The deaths raised to 13 the number of Polish soldiers
killed in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Even as they fought in much of the country, U.S.-led troops
said they had peacefully retaken the embattled city of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Tal Afar</st1:place></st1:City> early Sunday, three days after
fierce clashes with insurgents closed off the city and sent thousands of
residents fleeing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Roughly 2,000 <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> soldiers in high-tech Stryker
armored vehicles headed into the city at 3:15 a.m. to root out militias and
secure the city, spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Hastings said. <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> troops
stationed just outside Tal Afar had been involved in escalating battles and
expected fierce resistance. But the troops secured the city without a struggle,
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hastings</st1:place></st1:City> said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>U.S.</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> commanders
said they did not immediately know the whereabouts of an estimated 200
guerrillas who had been fighting American troops with small-arms fire,
rocket-propelled grenades, roadside bombs and mortars. During the past two
weeks, fighting in Tal Afar, a remote northwest city near the Syrian border,
killed an estimated 67 insurgents, officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Outside <st1:City w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:City> on Sunday, a
suicide bomber attempted to ram his car into the gate of Abu Ghraib prison, but
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
guards fired back and caused the car to explode before it breached the gate,
the military said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The most serious violence of the day was on <st1:City w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:City>'s
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Haifa Street</st1:address></st1:Street>,
a main thoroughfare that is home largely to Palestinian and Syrian expatriates
and has been a frequent site of clashes with <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> troops. The slain journalist,
Mazen al-Tumeizi, was one of those Palestinian immigrants who had settled in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:place></st1:City> with his family
seven years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A 2002 graduate of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
al-Tumeizi had found work last summer as a producer for Al-Arabiya television.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>After the airstrike, al-Tumeizi was rushed to a hospital
with injuries to his back, leg and arm and died 90 minutes later, said Wehad
Yacoub, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:place></st1:City>
bureau manager for Al-Arabiya.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On Sunday, al-Tumeizi was asleep at 4 a.m. when the rebels' mortar
onslaught began, said his roommate, Rajih Khalil al-Talahma, who was injured in
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
airstrike.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>U.S.</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> troops
moved into the area, hiding behind trees and walls as they fought with
guerrillas in the street and among apartment complexes, al-Talahma said. At
6:50 a.m., a U.S. Bradley fighting vehicle on its way to help a group of
soldiers was hit by a car bomb, injuring two soldiers, the military said, and
four others were wounded by grenades and gunfire during the evacuation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>With the soldiers gone, a crowd swarmed the burning vehicle
and celebrated, some hoisting a flag with "Unity and Holy War," the
name of the militant group loyal to Jordanian rebel leader Abu Musab
al-Zarqawi, who has claimed responsibility for months of bombings, kidnappings
and other attacks in Iraq.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Al-Tumeizi had raced to the scene from his apartment with a
Reuters cameraman and the pair teamed up to tape a report. He was set to leave
when he realized he had forgotten to film a sign-off that included his name and
station identification.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>"He said, 'Let's go back,' " al-Tumeizi's
roommate, his head bandaged and his leg broken, recalled at al <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Karch</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Hospital</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
"The cameraman didn't even set up a tripod because it was (to be) so
short. Then we heard the helicopters."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty,
some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they
all exist very nicely in the same box. </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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