U.S. says 25 militants killed in Iraq

[unhappycamper]

U.S. says 25 militants killed in Iraq
Fri Oct 5, 2007 11:27am BST
By Paul Tait


BAGHDAD (Reuters) - About 25 suspected Iraqi militants were killed in an air strike on Friday during a raid targeting a "special groups" commander working with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the U.S. military said.

U.S. troops were engaged in what was described as a heavy firefight west of Baquba, capital of volatile Diyala province north of Baghdad, during a raid around dawn against a commander it said was linked to Iran's elite Qods force.

South of the capital, the U.S. military said it was investigating the deaths of three civilians shot by U.S. troops near a checkpoint manned by local tribal police in Abu Lukah village near Mussayab on Thursday.

In the Baquba operation, support aircraft were called in when U.S. soldiers came under attack from militants firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, with one insurgent thought to have an anti-aircraft weapon.

"Perceiving hostile intent, support aircraft engaged, killing an estimated 25 criminals and destroying two buildings," the U.S. military said in a statement.

Police and hospital sources said 25 people were killed and another 35 wounded in the U.S. air strike in the village of Jezan al-Imam near Khalis, a town northwest of Baquba. They said four houses were also destroyed.

Rest of article at: http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL0554268320071005?rpc=401&&pageNumber=1


Oops. Another article on the issue:

Women, children 'killed in US strike'
From correspondents in Baghdad
October 05, 2007 08:08pm

WOMEN and children were among 25 Iraqis killed and 40 wounded in a US air strike on a village near the central city of Baquba today, police spokesman Khudhayir al-Timimi said.

“Twenty-five people were killed and 40 others wounded, including women and children, in the US air strike that targeted al-Jayzani village,” Mr Timimi said.

[acmavm]

1. There's nothing left to say anymore. We can't do a damn thing

about stopping any of this. With Pelosi running the show, we are soooooo screwed.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. you see, children ARE future anti US militants.

because we tortured and killed their daddies.

[tekisui]

3. Those who were 12 year old boys when the US invaded,

happily grabbing candy from soldiers,
are now 17 years old and spent their developmental years in a war torn occupation, with their families dying. And, as they turn 18, 19, 20...we're still there, and they are getting pretty sick of it.