Tribal sheikh among three killed in US-Iraq raid
July 31, 2011 @ 9:44 am
Still winning hearts and minds!
BALAD, Iraq (AFP) – A US-Iraqi raid north of Baghdad on Saturday killed a tribal sheikh and two of his family members, police said, as local leaders condemned what they branded a "massacre" of civilians.
US forces said the operation aimed to nab a wanted insurgent but officials in the village of Rufayat, 70 kilometres (45 miles) from the capital, said the raid targeted a family with no ties to insurgent groups.