Witnesses Say US Forces Kill 5 in Air Raid on Shi'ite Neighborhood in Baghdad
13 November 2006
Witnesses and security officials in Baghdad say U.S. forces have staged air raids on a Shi'ite neighbrohood of the city, killing at least five people.
Some reports from Baghdad say the U.S. air strike on the Shi'ite enclave of Shula may have killed as many as nine people.
A U.S. military spokesman said he could not comment on an ongoing operation.
In other news Monday, Iraqi police found the bodies of 46 people in and around Baghdad. Most of the bodies had been tortured in suspected sectarian attacks.
Also in Baghdad, Iraqi police said a suicide bomber struck a bus in a largely Shi'ite district of Shaab, killing at least 11 people.
A bomb blast in the city killed two U.S. soldiers.
Meanwhile, Turkish officials have confirmed that a body found near Baghdad's airport was that of a Turkish contractor, Yildirim Tek kidnapped in July.
Amid the violence, the U.S. commander in the Middle East General John Abizaid met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to success in Iraq.
The meeting comes after last week's U.S. midterm elections, in which Democrats won control of both houses of Congress. Many Democrats support a phased U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters
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