11-23-2005

伊枪手打死逊尼派部族首领及四人 (Iraqi Gunmen Kill Sunni Tribal Chief and Four Others)

伊拉克当局说，身分不明的枪手打死了一名逊尼派阿拉伯部族首领以及他的三个儿子和一名关系较近的亲属。警方说，身穿伊拉克军服的枪手驾驶军用型车辆，星期三早晨闯入这名巴塔部族首领在巴格达城外的家中。

美国军方说，美国和伊拉克部队星期二在西部城市拉马迪开始了新的行动。这是过去七天来在那一地区针对反叛分子展开的第三次攻势。军方早些时候说，美国和伊拉克部队已经完成了在叙利亚边界附近展开的历时17天、代号“铁幕”的清剿行动。那次行动标志着在巴格达以西德安巴尔省第一次大规模部署新的伊拉克军队。

美国军方说，在行动期间有10名美国海军陆战队员阵亡，139名恐怖分子被击毙。行动的目的是让伊拉克军队可以永久性地监控这一地区的安全并在12月15号的选举之前改善当地的局势。

Authorities in Iraq say unidentified gunmen have killed a Sunni Arab tribal chief, three of his sons and a close relative. Police say the gunmen, dressed in Iraqi army uniforms and driving army-type vehicles, broke into the home of the Batta tribal chief on the outskirts of Baghdad early Wednesday.

The U.S. military says American and Iraqi forces began a new operation in the western city of Ramadi Tuesday. It is the third offensive against insurgents in the area over the past seven days. The military said earlier that U.S. and Iraqi forces have concluded a 17-day counter-insurgency offensive (Operation Steel Curtain) near the Syrian border. That operation marked the first large-scale deployment of the new Iraqi Army in the al-Anbar province, west of Baghdad.

The U.S. military said 10 U.S. Marines and 139 terrorists were killed during the operation that was aimed at establishing a permanent Iraqi Army security presence in the region and improving conditions before December 15 elections.

在阿富汗遭绑印度工程师尸体被发现 (Kidnapped Indian's Body Found in Afghanistan)

阿富汗一位高级官员说，警方发现了一具印度人的尸体。这名印度人星期天晚间在南部的尼姆鲁兹省被绑架。这个动荡省份的某地区负责人穆罕默德.哈希姆说，尸体星期三在一条土路上被发现。他的喉咙被人割裂。

星期二，一个自称是塔利班发言人的人说，他们杀死了这名印度修路人员，因为他为之工作的公司没有在绑架者规定的48小时之内做出答复。这个最后期限在当地时间下午6点到期。塔利班要求这家印度人开办的公司撤出阿富汗。印度目前还没有做出反应。

A senior Afghan official says police have found the body of an Indian national, who was kidnapped in southern Nimroz province late Sunday. Mohammed Hashim, the chief of a district of the restive province, said the body, with its throat slit, was found on a dirt road Wednesday.

On Tuesday, a purported Taleban spokesman said they killed the Indian road-builder because the company he worked for failed to respond within 48 hours the kidnappers had set. The deadline expired at 6 p.m. local time on Tuesday. The Taleban demanded the Indian-owned company withdraw from Afghanistan. There has been no immediate reaction from India.