Posted on 07/13/2007 7:01:25 AM PDT by tobyhill
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers killed at least six Iraqi policemen and seven suspected militants during a dawn raid in east Baghdad on Friday to arrest an Iraqi police lieutenant accused of militant links, the U.S. military said.
A U.S. war plane made an air strike during the fighting after U.S. soldiers were attacked with "heavy and accurate" gunfire from an Iraqi police checkpoint, rooftops and a nearby church, the military said in a statement.
The police lieutenant was detained in the raid. The U.S. said he was suspected of planning roadside bomb and mortar attacks on U.S. forces, and of close ties with Iranians accused by Washington of fomenting violence in Iraq.
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“and of close ties with Iranians accused by Washington of fomenting violence in Iraq.”
So long as we ignore Iran this will happen more and more.
Very, very interesting. Thanks for posting.
Enemy within....
What? Did no one try to dialog with these police officers before they . . . sob . . . murdered them . . . in cold blood?
jk
This headline is very misleading. SO what else is new?
Typical BS headline. They make it sound like friendly fire.
The correct headline would be: “Terrorists who infiltrated Police killed”, or “Iraqi Police cleansened from terrorist infiltrators.”
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