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Iraqi troops rescue child

Iraqi commandos rescue an 11-year-old Iraqi boy Jan. 29 near Baghdad. Three days earlier, the youth had been taken for ransom by al-Qaeda agents. The kidnappers had demanded $100,000, then $80,000, from the boy's parents to secure his release. The kidnappers had threatened to behead the youth if they weren't paid. The boy's father, a mechanic, couldn't afford to pay the kidnappers. The al-Qaeda kidnapping cell is linked to 26 previous abductions.
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al-Qaeda trains children

Al-Qaeda is recruiting and training boys, some younger than 11, to kidnap and kill. "Al-Qaeda in Iraq wants to poison the next generation of Iraqis and hopes to continue the cycle of violence they have brought upon Iraq," Multi-National Force - Iraq spokesman Navy Rear Adm. Gregory J. Smith said.
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