2 Iraqi women, a child die in U.S. raid

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2 Iraqi women, a child die in U.S. raid
By RYAN LENZ, Associated Press Writer
Published: Friday, July 21, 2006
Updated: Friday, July 21, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops raided a neighborhood northeast of Baghdad early Friday, killing five people - including two women and a child - after gunmen fired from the rooftops of buildings, the U.S. military said.

A U.S. statement said troops were looking for "terrorists" associated with the al-Qaida in Iraq network during the raid in Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of the capital. Iraqi police said a single man fired warning shots because he believed the soldiers were militiamen.

The Americans said ground troops and a helicopter fired at the buildings after occupants ignored repeated warnings to leave. As troops secured the area, they were fired at from a rooftop.

"The terrorists attempted to reposition themselves between, and on top of, the adjacent buildings," the statement said. "Several men were seen moving around on the rooftops. The ground force twice gave verbal instructions for all occupants to exit the target buildings. These instructions were ignored."

The statement said helicopters fired on the building and a third warning was given to the occupants "before force was escalated."

"The troops secured the area using a combination of aerial and ground fire," the U.S. statement said. "We regret that civilians are hurt or killed while coalition forces search to rid Iraq of terrorism."

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