US Military: 11 Iraqis Killed in Mosul Raid
By VOA News
05 October 2008
The U.S. military in Iraq says five militants, three women and three children were killed during a U.S. raid in which a suspected insurgent detonated a suicide vest.
The military says its soldiers came under gunfire Sunday after entering a house in Mosul believed to be holding a suspected terrorist. A militant then detonated a suicide vest.
In a statement, the military says five terrorists were killed during the raid, along with three women and three children. Another child was injured. Soldiers later found weapons and explosives in the building.
On Saturday, the U.S. military said two American (Black Hawk) helicopters collided while landing at a base in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The military said one Iraqi soldier was killed in the crash, and two Iraqi soldiers and three U.S. soldiers were injured.
It is not clear what caused the accident, but hostile fire is not suspected. Iraqi police reported clashes between gunmen and Iraqi forces at the crash site, but the U.S. military denied the claims.
Also Saturday, Turkish warplanes crossed the border into northern Iraq, targeting suspected Kurdish rebels in the area.
Turkey's government pledged to strengthen its fight against terrorism, after Kurdish rebels killed 15 soldiers close to the Iraqi border on Friday in the deadliest rebel attack in months.
Clashes between Turkey and Kurdish rebels have intensified in recent weeks, as PKK members try to cross back to their bases in northern Iraq ahead of the cold season. Turkey says the rebels base their operations from Iraq. Turkey has carried out several air strikes and a brief ground offensive against PKK targets in northern Iraq this year.
Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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