U.N. says Iraq withholding casualty figures

Thursday, April 26, 2007

BAGHDAD -- U.N. officials accused Iraq on Wednesday of withholding civilian death figures to try to deflect attention from escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis despite the U.S.-led Baghdad security crackdown.

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