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US to Increase Baghdad Checkpoints

HeadlineJan 30, 2008

Meanwhile, in Iraq, the US military has announced plans to increase military checkpoints in Baghdad by 30 percent. The top US commander in Iraq, Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, says the military will now operate ninety-nine outposts, some of them in new areas.

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