Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday june 24, 2004 Canada / world a11 Abdul Sadr Saadi / associated press Young iraqi surveys damage from coalition air strike. Iraqi pm dismisses threat on life . Says 20 terrorists killed in tuesday strike by Robert h. Reid b Baghdad ? Iraq a interim prime minis Ter said yesterday he was determined to confront the Mastermind of bombings and beheading who threat ened to assassinate him and the . Military said it killed 20 foreign fighters at the suspected terrorists hideout. A recording purportedly made by jordanian born terrorist Abu Musab Al Zarqa i threatened to kill interim we will carry on our jihad prime minister Iyad Allawin against the Western infidel and fight the americans and the Arab apostate until until islamic Rule is Back on islamic Rule is Back Earth the voice said. The audio was found yes an official with Allais Ter Day on an islamic website office dismissed the threat from the group that claimed saying it would not derail the responsibility for the behead Transfer of sovereignty nex Tings of american hostage week. Nicholas Berg and Kim Sun-. President George w. In a South korean whose Bush called Allawin to Reiter decapitated body was found ate his commitment to the tuesday Between Baghdad iraqi people said Whit and fal Lujah. House spokesman Scott after the slaying . Mcclellan. During the Call forces launched an air strike which was scheduled before on what the americans said the Al Zarqa i statement was an Al Zarqa i hideout in Allawin raised the topic of the Allurah. A senior coalition assassination threat Mcclel military official said 20 for Lan said. Eign fighters and terrorists South koreans reacted with were believed to have been sorrow and anger to Kim skilled in the tuesday night beheading yesterday with strike. President Roh Moo Hyun Call or. Loai Ali Zeidan at fal ing it a crime against Lujah Hospital put the death toll at three with nine wound Kim a body was found two de. It was the second . Air Days after he appeared on Astrike on fal Lujah since sat videotape broadcast by Al urday. Nazeera television pleading in both cases we believe i Don to want to die and beg we hit significant numbers of Ging his government to pull Al Zarqa i lieutenants and Al its soldiers out of Iraq. Zarqa i fighters said Aneth South Korea refused Ander official . Mark said it would go ahead wit Kimmitt. The airstrikes also plans to Send another 3,000destroyed Large ammunition forces Here by August which stores Kimmitt coalition will make it the third largest Deputy operations chief said troop contributor after the yesterday in an interview United states and Britain. With associated press Televik when we think of his Des Sion news. Perate appeals for life Ourin the audiotape the speak hearts Are wrenched Wither thought to be Al Zarqa i grief Roh said wednesday told Allawin that we will con in a National address. Tine the game with you until elsewhere a Roadside the the speaker said bomb exploded near Bagh we will not get bored until dads Kindi Hospital yester we make you drink from the Day killing a policeman who same Glass As i Zadine was handling the bomb and Saleem the iraqi governing Mother and her child who Council president killed last were Riding in a taxi Iraq month in a car bombing police said. Claimed by Al Zarqa i a ? associated press group. Saddam treated with dignity Baghdad ? captive iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein has the Gall to complain about the conditions of his treatment but he is being treated with dignity and respect a senior . Mil itary officer said yesterday. . Mark Kimmitt said Saddam is being treated in accordance with the Geneva still Saddam has the Gall to be complaining Kimmitt said. We Don to have him in one of his palaces he said. He is being treated like any other Security Detainee Accord ing to the Geneva conventions with dignity and the International red Cross is pressing . Authorities to release three letters sent by Saddam to his family As allowed under the Geneva convention. Nada Doumani a spokeswoman for the International com Mittee of the red Cross said the letters were Given to . Authorities for inspection As is the custom. She said there has been a lot of delay in releasing the letters but she did not have the dates they were written. One of Saddam a daughters rag had Saddam Hussein told an Arab women a Magazine earlier this month the red Cross had delivered one letter from her father who has been held by . Forces since his dec. 13 capture. On tuesday a . Official said the United states will trans Fer Legal custody of Saddam and other top prisoners to iraqi authorities As soon As iraqi courts Issue the necessary War rants. But . Forces wont let go of Saddam even after Iraq regains its sovereignty next week because Iraq does to have a prison Strong enough to hold him the official said speak ing on condition of anonymity. ? associated press ;