Portal:Current events/2003 June 13

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• The Iraqi oil pipeline near Baiji catches fire, following two explosions
• The United States occupation forces north of Baghdad kill 27 Iraqis in a pitched battle.
• Israel announces intention to kill high-ranking Hamas members, including Sheikh Ahmed Yassin despite an opinion poll showing that more than two-thirds of Israelis want the campaign of assassinations to stop.{{Cite web |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=415304 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013075234/http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=415304 |archive-date=2004-10-13 |url-status=dead }}
• Abud Sarhan, a shepherd, sues US Army General Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld following the deaths of 17 family members during the invasion of Iraq
• US Baseball: Pitching against the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankee Roger Clemens notches his 4,000th strikeout and his 300th win.

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