9 Iraqi civilians killed by U.S. troops

A weekend U.S. offensive against al-Qaida militants near Baghdad resulted in 9 civilian deaths, the U.S. Army said today.

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Monday, 04.02.2008.

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A weekend U.S. offensive against al-Qaida militants near Baghdad resulted in 9 civilian deaths, the U.S. Army said today. Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Maura Gillen told CNN one of the fatalities was a child and two other children were among three people wounded in the Saturday mission in Iskandariya, 30 miles south of the capital. 9 Iraqi civilians killed by U.S. troops Gillen offered few details but said the army was investigating the civilian deaths. In the north, where Iraq is massing troops for a push to clear al-Qaida and other insurgent groups, the militant Islamic State of Iraq group issued a statement on the Internet calling for volunteers for suicide attacks against the army and Shiite Muslims, CNN said. The U.S. military also announced four Iraqis ranging in age from 17 to 21 were found dead in a house in Diyala province. The four were part of a "concerned local citizens" group, a term used to describe primarily Sunni Muslim civilians recruited to combat al-Qaida and other insurgents.

9 Iraqi civilians killed by U.S. troops

Gillen offered few details but said the army was investigating the civilian deaths.

In the north, where Iraq is massing troops for a push to clear al-Qaida and other insurgent groups, the militant Islamic State of Iraq group issued a statement on the Internet calling for volunteers for suicide attacks against the army and Shiite Muslims, CNN said.

The U.S. military also announced four Iraqis ranging in age from 17 to 21 were found dead in a house in Diyala province. The four were part of a "concerned local citizens" group, a term used to describe primarily Sunni Muslim civilians recruited to combat al-Qaida and other insurgents.

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