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US-Iraqi Security Operation Under Way West of Baghdad
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American military officials say strict security measures imposed
Sunday on several cities along Euphrates River, including Ramadi,
where curfew was ordered  U.S. and Iraqi forces are continuing a
major security operation in restive al-Anbar province, west of
Baghdad.

American military officials say strict security measures were imposed
Sunday on several cities along the Euphrates River, including Ramadi,
where a curfew was ordered.

In another development, the Indonesian foreign ministry confirmed
Monday that kidnappers in Iraq have freed two Indonesian journalists
who were abducted last week.

Meanwhile, Iraqi officials in the northern city of Mosul say an
anchorwoman for a regional television station was abducted at gunpoint
late Sunday.

A videotape said to come from al-Qaida has been seen on al-Jazeera
television. The tape carries a message in the name of the terrorist
group's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, denouncing U.S. calls for
reform in the Muslim world.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.


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