11 Iraqis killed in Mosul raid

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11 Iraqis killed in Mosul raid
By Sinan Salaheddin - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Oct 7, 2008 7:25:29 EDT

BAGHDAD — Eleven Iraqis, including women and children, were killed Sunday after U.S. forces came under attack by gunfire and a suicide bomber during a raid in Mosul, the military said. There were no casualties among American forces.

Elsewhere in the northern city, gunmen opened fire on mourners in a funeral tent, killing four people and wounding three others, according to Iraqi officials.

Violence has declined drastically throughout Iraq, but Mosul remains a major security challenge despite recent U.S.-Iraqi military operations aimed at routing al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents from the city.

“Most of the Mosul residents live in fear because of such raids conducted by U.S. forces, and even sometimes the Iraqi forces,” said Thaier Ahmed, a 32-year-old teacher. “It is a horrible incident that has led to the killing of innocent people, including children.”

In a boost to peace efforts, the first Egyptian foreign minister to visit Iraq in nearly two decades arrived in Baghdad and promised to help Iraq face its challenges.


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