21 ஈராகியர் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளால் கொலை

தொடரும் ஷியா சுன்னி போர்களால் மேலும் 21 ஈராகி மக்கள் கொல்லப்பட்டனர்.

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21 Iraqis dead in a fresh wave of violence
(DPA)
14 July 2007
BAGHDAD- A fresh wave of violence gripped Iraq on Saturday leaving at least 21 people dead in two separate incidents south and north of Baghdad, according to local authorities.


In the town of Al Muqdadiyah, on the suburbs on the north-eastern Sunni-dominated Baquba province, 12 Iraqis belonging to one family were killed when a group of unidentified gunmen stormed into their houses and opened fire on them. The attackers fled immediately after the bloodbath, a police source said.

The incident happened even as US Arrowhead Ripper operations and raids continued across Baquba, 60 kilometres north-east of Baghdad. During past weeks, the US military - with the aid of local security forces - had reportedly killed over 100 Al Qaeda-affiliated militants and captured around 250 others.

In another incident, a group of unknown militants attacked at dawn a house in Al Hilla, 100 kilometres south of Baghdad, shooting dead nine people and wounding three others. The victims included a number of women and children, according to police sources.

Meanwhile in the Shia holy city of Najaf, local authorities decided to lift a 24-hour curfew that was imposed early Friday to curb violence and protect Shia pilgrims visiting the Iman Ali shrine.

A spokesman for the city council in Najaf had earlier justified the blanket curfew by saying there was the risk of ‘possible terrorist acts of revenge.’