TAL AFAR, Sept 13: The Iraqi army said it killed 14 insurgents and captured 35 on Tuesday as troops chased militants down the narrow streets of the rebel northern town of Tal Afar, on the fourth day of a major military assault.
Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani, speaking at a Press conference with President George W. Bush in Washington, said Iraq would not set a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops, backing away from published remarks saying the United States could withdraw as many as 50,000 by the end of the year.
Iraqi troops, backed up by their US counterparts, have taken the lead in the Tal Afar assault.—Reuters
