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US military says kills 26 militants in Baghdad
30 Jun 2007 05:45:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BAGHDAD, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it killed about 26 militants believed to have ties to "Iranian terror networks" in the early hours of Saturday in the Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City.

In a statement, the military said the raids targeted four cars belonging to "secret cell" networks, adding 17 militants had also been detained.

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A man waits for customers in his carpet shop in Shorja market in Baghdad July 2, 2007. The number of civilians killed in Iraq fell sharply in June to the lowest monthly total since a U.S.-backed security clampdown was launched in February, Iraqi government figures showed on Sunday.


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