9 children killed in Iraq raid, U.S. says
Oct 11, 2007 06:52 PM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD - A U.S. attack killed 19 insurgents and 15 civilians, including nine
children, northwest of the capital today - one of the heaviest civilian death
tolls in an American operation in recent months.
The military said it was targeting senior leaders of ``Al Qaeda in Iraq."
American forces have applied fierce and determined pressure on militants,
especially "Al Qaeda in Iraq," since the full contingent of additional U.S.
troops arrived June 15.
But Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has recently confronted top American
commander Gen. David Petraeus about what he sees as overly aggressive U.S.
tactics that harm innocent civilians, according to Iraqi officials.
The military statement detailing today's air and ground assault said soldiers
were acting on intelligence reports about an Al Qaeda meeting in the Lake
Tharthar region. The southern reaches of the big, man-made lake are about 80
kilometres northwest of the capital.
The American account said U.S. surveillance confirmed "activity consistent with
the reports and supporting aircraft engaged the time-sensitive target." The
first air attack killed "four terrorists," said the statement.
The military said it then tracked some of those who escaped the initial attack
to a place south of Lake Tharthar. It said ground forces moved on the site and
came under fire. Air support was called in.
"After securing the area . . . six women and nine children were killed," the
statement said. Two suspected Al Qaeda members, a woman and three children were
wounded, according to the military account.
The military said its troopers "were reviewing information from the scene (of
today's attack) as well as assessing the level of damage involved."
The statement also issued regret "that civilians are hurt or killed while
coalition forces search to rid Iraq of terrorism."
On Oct. 5, a pre-dawn U.S. raid on Khalis, a Shiite city north of Baghdad,
killed 25 people when U.S. troops called in air strikes after meeting a fierce
barrage while hunting suspected smugglers of arms from Iran to Baghdad.
Village leaders said the victims included civilians, but the military insisted
the 25 killed were militants.
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