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Far from al-Qaeda, Iraqis Killed by US Were Fighting MilitantsQuicklink Submitted By Russ Wellen No comments
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| The BBC reports on another tragic blunder by US forces on June 22: "The US military announced that its attack helicopters, armed with missiles, engaged and killed 17 al-Qaeda gunmen. But villagers say that those who died had nothing to do with al-Qaeda. They say they were local village guards trying to protect the township from exactly the kind of attack by insurgents the US military says it foiled." |
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