US military says 10 insurgents killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 25: The US military said it killed ten insurgents in clashes today shortly after carrying out three air strikes that destroyed a bomb-making factory just north of the Iraqi capital.

A teenager was also killed in the clashes and a pregnant woman was wounded, the military said in a statement.

The factory was in the area of Taji, a mostly Sunni town situated near a large U.S. military base.

''After the fighting, Coalition Forces ... discovered significant caches consisting of rocket-propelled grenades, machineguns, anti-aircraft weapons, pipe bombs and more than 3,000 feet of detonation cord,'' the military said.

REUTERS