Seven killed, 12 detained in Baghdad
Baghdad,
Sep
23,
2007:
US
forces
raided
a
Shi'ite
area
south
of
the
capital
Baghdad
on
Saturday,
killing
seven
people
and
detaining
12
others.
According to the residents, US paratroopers raided the Shi'ite district of Jilawiya in the town of Iskandariya, besieging the district and raiding a number of houses using sniffer dogs. Two houses were blown up by the US raiding forces. US forces also raided Baghdad's sprawling slum of Sadr City, detaining four civilians.
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Story first published: Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 16:59 [IST]