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Five Killed by Friendly Fire in Iraq
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Iraq News, BAGHDAD, Iraq : Police mistook a group of Iraqi soldiers wearing civilian garb for insurgents Thursday, sparking a gunbattle that killed five in northern Iraq. In Baghdad, electricity workers rallied to demand an end to terror attacks that have killed many of their colleagues.
The soldiers in the northern city of Rabia, 90 miles west of the larger city of Mosul, were armed and dressed in street clothes, confusing police, said the region's police chief, Ahmed Mohammed Khalaf. Three soldiers and two police were killed, while eight were wounded in the 10-minute exchange of friendly fire.
In the former rebel stronghold of Fallujah, police patrolled the streets and imposed a sudden, late-afternoon curfew, shouting through loudspeakers: "Close your stores and go home!" They also set up checkpoints and searched cars in the city.
It was not known why the sudden curfew was put in place. Earlier, a battle broke out in the northern Jolan neighborhood between unidentified gunmen and Iraqi security forces, witnesses said. "We were surprised to see a large number of Iraqi security forces raiding homes and dragging out young men, maybe for investigations," resident Jamal Mohammed said.
Five Killed by Friendly Fire in Iraq
1 Hour,21 minutes Ago
Iraq News, BAGHDAD, Iraq : Police mistook a group of Iraqi soldiers wearing civilian garb for insurgents Thursday, sparking a gunbattle that killed five in northern Iraq. In Baghdad, electricity workers rallied to demand an end to terror attacks that have killed many of their colleagues.
The soldiers in the northern city of Rabia, 90 miles west of the larger city of Mosul, were armed and dressed in street clothes, confusing police, said the region's police chief, Ahmed Mohammed Khalaf. Three soldiers and two police were killed, while eight were wounded in the 10-minute exchange of friendly fire.
In the former rebel stronghold of Fallujah, police patrolled the streets and imposed a sudden, late-afternoon curfew, shouting through loudspeakers: "Close your stores and go home!" They also set up checkpoints and searched cars in the city.
It was not known why the sudden curfew was put in place. Earlier, a battle broke out in the northern Jolan neighborhood between unidentified gunmen and Iraqi security forces, witnesses said. "We were surprised to see a large number of Iraqi security forces raiding homes and dragging out young men, maybe for investigations," resident Jamal Mohammed said.