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US Military: Coalition Forces Kill 8 al-Qaida Terrorists in Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&c=711468&l=1009&ctl=1515134:A6F02AD83191E160C1E50005CF66280F9574F7DCC14957C0 Military says
troops called in air support after coming under heavy fire during raid
to detain known insurgent cell  The U.S. military in Iraq says
coalition forces have killed eight al-Qaida terrorists in a raid near
the city of Baqouba, north of Baghdad.

The military says troops called in air support after coming under
heavy fire during a raid to detain a known insurgent cell. It says two
Iraqi women also were killed in the clash.

Separately, one U.S. soldier was killed in fighting in al-Anbar
province.

In other violence Wednesday, insurgent attacks in and near the
northern city of Samarra killed six police officers.

In Baghdad, a bomb killed two people near a major bus station and
gunmen attacked a government ministry without causing casualties.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military says coalition forces have captured 11
suspected senior-level members of the Ansar al Sunna terrorist group
this month.

In other developments, the U.N. Security Council Tuesday voted
unanimously to extend the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force
in Iraq through the end of next year.

The vote was in response to a recent request for an extension of the
forces' mandate from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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