Allawi: 'Close Ranks' to Fight Terrorism; an Egyptian Diplomat Is Kidnapped in Iraq
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › July 25, 2004
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi urged Egypt on Saturday to stand fast in the face of the kidnapping of one of its diplomats and ignore militants' demand that it abandon any plans to lend security assistance to Iraq.
"It is time for us to close ranks to fight terrorism. There is no way to budge to terrorists and give them what they want," Allawi said in Damascus, Syria. "The only way to deal with terrorism is to promote justice and to close ranks, and we hope Egypt and the Egyptian government will act accordingly."See the full content of this document
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Allawi: 'Close Ranks' to Fight Terrorism; an Egyptian Diplomat Is Kidnapped in Iraq
Allawi spoke just hours after gunmen dressed as police snatched the leader of an Iraqi government-owned construction company.
The brazen attacks suggested insurgents were growing bolder, particularly since kidnappers scored...See the full content of this document
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