World News 24-03-2005 who: Interior Ministry spokesman Sabah Kadhim what: Says police commandos have killed 85 militants in rebel training camp where: Iraq when: Tuesday snippet: "The commandos netted explosives, vehicles, various computers, documents and heavy weaponry," says an Iraqi government statement, quoted in The Guardian. "The terrorists had planned on attacking Samarra by using a large number of [car bombs] that were found at the facility." In other Iraq news, it emerged on Wednesday that prior to the war, Attorney General Lord Goldsmith had privately expressed doubt that it would be legal to invade Iraq. Also on Wednesday, the Commons Defence Committee criticised the coalition for its failure to anticipate the scale of resistance to occupation forces and announced that British troops will be staying in Iraq for at least another year. [... more]

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