IYAD ALLAWI PRESS CONFERENCE
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, announces that his country will fight against terrorism and will improve the security in the entire nation, after several bombs attacks, on June 20, 2004 in Baghdad. Allawi also said that the Iraqi Corps of Civil Defense (ICDC) will be now the Iraqi National Guard. (UPI Photo)
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