Attacks Intensify in Mosul; Iraq Seeks Reconciliation With Turkey

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Nov 5, 2003
Attacks Intensify in Mosul; Iraq Seeks Reconciliation With Turkey
By Mariam Fam Associated Press Writer

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - Insurgents attacked three American military convoys in this northern city with rocket-propelled grenades and roadside bombs Wednesday, killing three Iraqi civilians and wounding five Americans, the U.S. military and hospital officials said.

The attacks occurred in a city long considered relatively safe for U.S. troops, compared to Baghdad and the cities and towns in the "Sunni Triangle" to the south. <snip>

Responding to reported criticism of the Governing Council in an Arab newspaper, Talabani defended the U.S.-appointed body, saying: "The council's representation of the Iraqi people is better than the representation of any Arab country to its people."

And he blamed Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network and an allied group for car bombings and roadside blasts that have killed dozens of people in Iraq in recent weeks."We believe that the fighters in Iraq belong to the organization of al-Qaida and Ansar al-Islam," Talabani said. "We have a plan to fight those." <snip>