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U.S. Investigating Reports Of Iraq Civilian Casualties


(RFE/RL) February 23, 2007 -- The U.S. military says it is investigating whether civilians, including children, were killed during heavy clashes with insurgents in the western Iraqi city of Al-Ramadi --> http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/2/70B4CDF8-CF75-4E60-B0E0-2425E8B656F9.html on February 22.


Initially, U.S. forces said they had killed 12 insurgents but there were no civilian casualties during the six-hour battle that ended with U.S. air strikes.


Local Iraqi officials said 26 people were killed, including several women and children.


(Reuters)

On The Verge Of Civil War

On The Verge Of Civil War

The Imam Al-Mahdi Army on parade (epa)


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