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US Kills 8 in Raid on Suspected al-Qaida Militants in Iraq
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ground troops called in an air strike after coming under fire





Men stand around bodies of people killed during a US military raid,
after they were brought to Baqouba hospital, September 27, 2006

Eight people have been killed in a U.S.-led military operation against
suspected al-Qaida militants in the Iraqi town of Baquba.

The U.S. military says four terror suspects and four civilian women
were killed in Wednesday's raid. Two other suspected insurgents and a
woman were also wounded.

The military said in a statement that coalition forces try to mitigate
the risk to civilians while pursuing insurgents. It said terrorists
deliberately place innocent women and children in harm's way.

At least four people were killed Wednesday in other violence around
Iraq, including an officer in Baghdad's Major Crimes Unit and an Iraqi
soldier at a checkpoint near the northern city of Kirkuk.

Meanwhile, British and Iraqi troops have begun a security operation in
the southern Iraqi city of Basra. British military officials say the
crackdown, dubbed "Operation Sinbad," is aimed at ridding the police
department of corruption and restoring order to Iraq's second largest
city.

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


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