American forces shot dead three Iraqis after being attacked by gunfire and grenades during a house search in the northern city of Mosul, the American military said on Monday. The announcement added that during the operation on late Sunday night, troops searching the house were assaulted by "suspected members of the Ansar al Islam terrorist group." Two troops were injured during the raid.
The U.S. Army said its forces fired back, killing three Iraqis. All in all, occupation forces arrested six Iraqis, including three children.
Elsewhere, five men were being held in connection with deadly attacks in Karbala, a spokesman for the occupation forces told AFP on Monday. “We have captured five people and the investigation is ongoing,” said Major Dezso Kiss, a Hungarian major attached to the Polish-led multinational division.
“We are not in a position to tell you their nationalities,” added Kiss. The suspects were arrested Saturday following the attacks when troops with the division conducted house searches, patrols and set up mobile checkpoints. At least 19 people were killed in those attacks, including six occupation troops. (Albawaba.com)
