Iraqi Insurgents Claim to Have Killed Missing Soldiers

June 4, 2007 --

U.S. Says Can't Link Tehran to Afghan Arms Flow
Defense Secretary Robert Gates voiced concern on Monday about a flow of Iranian arms to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan but said he had no information linking Tehran to the supply of weapons. (Reuters)

FBI Feared JFK Plotters Linked to Top Terrorist
FBI agents feared but never confirmed the three men accused of plotting to attack John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York were linked to one of the most wanted al Qaeda leaders, Adnan Shukrijumah, known to have operated out of Guyana and Trinidad. (ABC News)

Report: U.S. Drive in Baghdad Falters
U.S.-led forces have control of fewer than one-third of Baghdad's neighborhoods despite thousands of extra troops nearly four months into a security crackdown, a newspaper reported Monday an assessment that came as the U.S. casualty toll soared. (AP)

Militants Bomb Key Bridge in North Iraq
Islamic militants attacked an army checkpoint Sunday in the south near the country's largest Palestinian refugee camp, raising fears that a second front has opened between the Lebanese army and Al Qaeda-inspired fighters. (LA Times)

14 U.S. Soldiers Die in Iraq in 3 Days
The U.S. military announced Sunday that 14 American soldiers were killed over the past three days, including four in a single roadside bombing and another who was struck by a suicide bomber while on a foot patrol. (AP)

60 Dead, Including Taliban, After Boat Sinks
A boat crossing a river in Afghanistan's most dangerous province sank on Saturday, and at least 60 people were killed, including Taliban militants, the Defense Ministry said. (AP)

U.S. Transfers More Prisoners to Afghan Custody
The U.S. military has handed over another group of suspected Taliban fighters to Afghan custody under a program to transfer all Afghan prisoners from U.S. military detention. (Reuters)