Iraqi Gov.: Violence escalates during 5-hour U.S. military raid

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Source: CNN

Iraqi Gov.: Violence escalates during 5-hour U.S. military raid
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- U.S. troops raided an office loosely affiliated with anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political movement in southeastern Baghdad late Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 19 others, Iraq's Interior Ministry said Sunday.

The operation was launched in al-Fudhailiya, a Shiite district in the capital, and lasted from 10 p.m. Saturday (2 p.m. Saturday ET) until 3 a.m. Sunday (7 p.m. Saturday ET), an official within the ministry told CNN.

As the raid was underway, the official said U.S. forces opened fire on a civilian car that was approaching the office. One person was killed and four others were wounded.

Violence escalated when area residents began firing on U.S. soldiers, which sparked clashes between the military and unknown assailants, the official said.

The U.S. military told CNN clashes between gunmen and U.S. soldiers ensued and U.S. helicopters dropped tear gas into the crowd.



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More dead in Iraq bombings and clashes

Associated Press - June 10, 2007 4:23 AM ET

BAGHDAD (AP) - Police and witnesses say bystanders got caught in the crossfire overnight when US troops and Shiite militia fighters clashed in Baghdad.

At least five Iraqis are dead and 19 wounded. The US military hasn't given details of the fighting. But witnesses say an American convoy was attacked near the local offices of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (mook-TAH'-duh al SAH'-dur). They say US troops detained seven men in a raid on the offices.

more:http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=6636793

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1. Roundup of violence in Iraq...28 dead bodies found

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Police patrols found the body a high ranking officer in the Ministry of Defense. The body of the navy Colonel Faris Abdul Fattah Al-Douri was found in Raghba Khatoon, a part of Adhamiyah, north Baghdad, around 4 p.m. Saturday.

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Twenty-four (24) dead bodies were found in Baghdad Saturday.


Twenty-two (22) bodies were found in Karkh, the western part of Baghdad: eight in Shula; three in Amil; three in Doura; two in Saidiyah; two in Elam; two in Jihad; two in Mansour.


Two bodies were found in Raghiba Khatun in Rusafa, the eastern part of Baghdad

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Police patrols found the bodies of three people in Rashad, west Kirkuk.


BG Sarhad Qadir, the commander of the district police, said that the three men were wearing military uniforms, but there were no IDs found with the bodies. The bodies were handcuffed and signs of torture and shooting were obvious, police said.

more:http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/special_packages/iraq/17347814.htm