Archive - Aug 13, 2007

Headlines (6:30)
NEW US ASSAULT IN IRAQ
The US Military said today that it has launched another offensive in Iraq against Shia and Sunni fighters. The military says this new assault, dubbed Operation Phantom Strike, consists of simultaneous attacks throughout Iraq and is targeted at groups that it says are either connected to Al-Qaeda or Iran. Meanwhile, today funerals were held for the governor of Iraq's Qadisiyah province and his police chief. The governor, Khalil Jalil Hamza, was a central figure with the Badr Organization, which is military wing of the largest Shia political party.

EL SALVADOR SENDING MORE TROOPS TO IRAQ