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U.S. troops kill 6 Shiite militiamen in Baghdad
(Xinhua) -- U.S. troops killed six suspected Iranian-backed Shiite militiamen and wounded another in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Sunday. In a statement issued by the U.S. military, U.S. soldiers on Friday sporadically fought 'Special Groups' members trying to plant roadside bombs in Baghdad al-Jadida neighborhood, or New Baghdad. Earlier in the day, the U.S. military said its troops detained a suspected 'Special Groups' member who believed to be one of the most wanted criminals during a predawn raid on his hideout in Bayaa neighborhood in southern Baghdad on Saturday. In the terms of the U.S. military, the Special Groups refer to the Shiite militia extremists funded, trained and armed by Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force operatives. Iran denies the accusations. Security improved markedly in Iraq over the past several months, in part because of a dramatic decrease in activity by Shiite militia linked to Iran, which considers itself the patron of followers of the Shiite sect of Islam worldwide. Posted by: Fred 2008-06-23 |
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