Senior Iraqi Commander Killed in Shelling

A senior Iraqi army commander has been killed in fighting west of the capital, Baghdad. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office identified him Monday as Major General Negm Abdullah Ali, commander of Iraq's sixth division. The statement said he was hit by shelling in Ibrahim bin Ali, an area that is about halfway between Baghdad and the western city of Fallujah. Iraq has been trying to counter a surge by Islamist militants, who have taken control of large areas in northern...

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