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Sunni militants battle Qaeda in Iraq, 25 killed
23 Aug 2007 07:50:28 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed in a battle between Sunni Arab militants and al Qaeda northeast of Baghdad early on Thursday, police said.

Police and residents of the Sheikh Tamim and Ibrahim Yehia villages said about 200 gunmen stormed into their villages in the early hours on Thursday and executed three young men and the imam of the mosque. This triggered a confrontation with local militants.
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Constantin Rodrigues, a 38-year-old Indian contractor, rests in his bed after several operations and having his leg amputated in the 28th Combat Support hospital in the Green Zone in Baghdad in this August 18, 2007 file photo. Constantin was seriously wounded by a mortar round at the pizza shop where he worked as a contractor at a U.S military base in Baghdad. For poor countries, allowing their citizens to work in Iraq has been controversial and often politically sensitive. To match feature IRAQ-PIZZA/



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