The State Department is expected to report today another rise in the number of annual terrorist attacks. Figures from the National Counterterrorism Center show more than 14,000 attacks last year, up 30 percent from 2005. Forty-five percent of those attacks were in Iraq. The McClatchy news service reports the State Department considered postponing or downplaying the report’s release.
State Dept.: 45% of Terrorist Attacks Occur in Iraq
HeadlineApr 30, 2007
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