US military says 9 Shiite extremists killed in Baghdad

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

BAGHDAD - A U.S. Air Force gunship strafed Shiite extremists who attacked U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Monday, and the military said it killed at least nine militants in recent clashes in the capital.

Iraqi health officials on Monday said 41 that people, including women and children, have been wounded since Sunday in the militia stronghold of Sadr City, where U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling the followers of radical anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

The military confirmed Monday that two Iraqi civilians were wounded in a Hellfire missile attack late Sunday in Baghdad's southwestern Aamel neighborhood and were evacuated to a military hospital.

Clashes erupted before noon Monday in the militia stronghold of Shula and heavy gunfire could be heard. Apache attack helicopters could be seen circling the center of Shula and U.S. armored vehicles blocked entrances into the neighborhood


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[bemildred]

1. Keep the body counts coming. nt

[P0pEye]

4. Uh, ... these are people not just items by which to pad your statistics. nt

[LynnTheDem]

2. Good thing we invaded and slaughtered & lost over 4000 US citizens to free those Shia!

The same Shia Saddam Hussein kept under tight control!

Rightwingnuts (especially George W. bUsh); stupidest MFers ever.

[wtmusic]

3. They didn't even try to use the "al Qaeda" label this time

Shia? Sunni? Wha?

[maddezmom]

5. 10 Iraqi soldiers killed north of Baghdad: US

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Insurgents attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in Diyala province north of Baghdad on Monday, killing 10 soldiers, the US military said.

It blamed Al-Qaeda "terrorists" for the attack, in which another 13 soldiers were wounded.

An Iraqi security official said the victims had their heads cut off after the shooting.

"After killing the soldiers, the gunmen beheaded them," the official from Baquba in Diyala province said on condition of anonymity. He said the attack took place at around 7:00 pm (1600 GMT).

Diyala is one of the most dangerous regions of Iraq where US and Iraqi forces are battling Al-Qaeda in Iraq militants.

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