A suicide truck bomber struck a Sunni tribal leaders house near the Syrian border on Wednesday, killing at least five people in the latest attack on tribal figures,
Pentagon wants $190 bn for wars
The US defence secretary, Robert Gates, will approach Congress on Thursday to approve nearly $190bn for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008, AP reports from Washinton.
In remarks prepared for a Senate hearing, Mr Gates says the extra money is necessary to buy vehicles that can protect troops against roadside bombs, refurbish equipment worn down by combat and consolidate US bases in Iraq.
In prepared testimony, Mr Gates said, “I know that Iraq and other difficult choices America faces in the war on terror will continue to be a source of friction within the Congress, between the Congress and the President.”
10 killed in Iraq suicide blasts
A suicide truck bomber struck a Sunni tribal leader’s house near the Syrian border on Wednesday, killing at least five people in the latest attack on tribal figures, AP reports from Baghdad.
A parked car bomb also exploded near a group of black market gasoline vendors in a town elsewhere in northern Iraq, killing at least five people.
