Iraqis kill clan members for informing on al Qaeda

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Gunmen in Iraqi military uniforms broke into the homes of their own clan members on Monday and killed four people for informing on al Qaeda.

Separately, a senior police officer was wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad, as daily violence continued to rattle a country struggling to form a new government seven months after an inconclusive election.

In the latest attack, nine gunmen stormed the homes of two families in al-Sila village south of Baghdad, seized five men and shot them execution-style on the shore of a nearby lake, said a security source. One survived and was hospitalized.

"This area was an al Qaeda stronghold before," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "It is inhabited by one tribe, but it is divided into two parts, with one loyal to al Qaeda and the other against it."

The source said the gunmen walked into the village with a list of targets including the victims, who had been supplying authorities with information on al Qaeda.

"The attackers were from the same tribe," the source said.

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[LiberalLovinLug]

1. So it was worth thousands killed, millions displaced

The US leaves Iraq paying dearly in $ and lives, (unless you are Cheney & co. who made fistfuls)
A country that had no significant al Qaeda presence, we leave in a chaotic state where al Qaeda and other extremist groups will grow and flourish.

Good job!
:sarcasm:

[smiley]

2. I for one am glad, that dreaded war is over....

and the Iraqi's can now bathe in the warmth of freedom!