Street clashes erupt in Sunni west Baghdad

Baghdad, Jul 10: Gunmen fought in the streets of a mainly Sunni Muslim district of west Baghdad after dark today, residents and police said.

Police sources said gunmen had attacked a Shi'ite mosque in Ghazaliya, a predominantly Sunni area close to another Sunni district where Shi'ite militias killed over 40 people on Sunday.

Other gunmen, apparently Shi'ites, responded to the attack on the mosque, police said, leading to sustained gunbattles.

REUTERS