29 Killed During Holiday Festival in Iraq

ByABC News
January 30, 2007, 12:15 PM

January 30, 2007 -- Executions on Tape: Iraqi vs. Iraqi
A new propaganda video posted by Sunni insurgents on the Internet shows graphic scenes of the execution of more than a dozen captured fighters who were supposedly working with Iranian agents in Iraq to attack Sunni neighborhoods. (ABC News)

Missteps by Iraqi Forces in Battle Raise Questions
Iraqi forces were surprised and nearly overwhelmed by the ferocity of an obscure renegade militia in a weekend battle near the holy city of Najaf and needed far more help from American forces than previously disclosed, American and Iraqi officials said Monday. (NY Times)

U.N.: 700 Palestinians Stranded in No-Man's Land at Iraq-Syria Border
Some 700 Palestinians are stranded at the Iraq-Syria border, living in inhumane conditions in no-man's land after fleeing violence in Iraq, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. (Haaretz)

Terror Police 'Found 9/11 Speech'
A speech by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was found at a London flat used by the alleged 21 July plotters to make rucksack bombs, a court has heard. (BBC)

Turk Police Warned of Editor Murder Plot: Press
Turkish police were warned a year ago about a plot to kill Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, media said on Tuesday, the latest suggestion authorities could have prevented a murder that has shocked the nation. (Reuters)

Driving the Taliban Off Nipple Hill – Again
Royal Marines came under Taliban rocket attack in Kajaki overnight, and at dawn yesterday 16 insurgents carrying rifles and rocket-propelled grenades could be seen scurrying from their firing position. (London Times)