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US air attacks in Falluja kill 15 in 24 hours FALLUJA, Iraq, Sept 26 (Reuters) U.S. aircraft blasted the rebel stronghold of Falluja for a third time in 24 hours in a concerted effort to hit militants loyal to guerrilla chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington's number one enemy in Iraq. The strike came just before U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the insurgency in Iraq was worsening, but the United States was taking action to improve security ahead of elections in January. Meanwhile a London-based Islamist activist who has good contacts with Islamist groups in Iraq said British hostage Kenneth Bigley was still alive. A two-man delegation of British Muslims arrived in Baghdad on Saturday to push for his release. They met Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar on Sunday and expected to see leading Sunni Muslim clerics as well. Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has said it will not negotiate with Bigley's captors. |
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