U.S. airstrike kills 4 in Iraq

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U.S. airstrike kills 4 in Iraq
By KIM GAMEL - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Mar 28, 2008 13:43:46 EDT

BAGHDAD — A U.S. helicopter fired a Hellfire missile during fighting in a Shiite militia stronghold of Baghdad Friday, killing at least four people as deadly clashes broke out in Iraq’s oil-rich south for the fourth day.

Defying a curfew in Baghdad, extremists also lobbed more rockets or mortars against the U.S.-protected Green Zone.

At least two rounds struck the nearby offices of Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, killing two guards and wounding four, his daughter Lubna said.

Thick black smoke rose into the sky in the latest of a week of attacks that have prompted the U.S. State Department to order all personnel at the embassy to stay in reinforced structures.

Ground forces called for the airstrike in Sadr City after coming under small-arms fire while clearing a main supply route at 4:10 a.m., U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Steve Stover said.


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