(KUNA) -- One terrorist was killed and four others were arrested when US helicopters bombarded a militant safehouse following an attack on a US patrol vehicle in western Baghdad, said the US Army in a statement on Sunday. It said the vehicle was attacked with light weaponry, following which the soldiers and militants exchanged fire, killing one terrorist. The body of the terrorists was moved by his colleagues to a nearby place, upon which the soldiers followed and were attacked once again from one of the houses. In this second attack, two terrorists were wounded and a car was destroyed. According to the statement, the helicopter was then called in and four suspects were arrested.Meanwhile, an Iraqi police source said Sunday ten members of the same family, eight of whom were women, were killed last night when unknown militants stormed a house near the village of Suwaira, south of Baghdad. The source said the area grouped people of different religious backgrounds and had recently witnessed sectarian violence that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians.
In a separate attack, a civilian was killed and two were wounded in an explosion targeting an Iraqi police patrol vehicle in western Baghdad. Moreover, two civilians were wounded in an explosion targeting an SUV driven by western security contractors in Ghadeer district, eastern Baghdad. The contractors escaped unharmed.