Ten killed in Mosul clash

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1364463,00.html

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Ten insurgent fighters were killed in a clash with Iraqi security forces during a raid in the northern city of Mosul, an Iraqi military commander said today.
Major General Rasheed Feleih said two rebels were captured during the fight, which flared overnight when a police special forces unit was conducting a sweep through the city's volatile al-Isla district.

Mosul's 5,000-strong police force disintegrated during an insurgent uprising last month, forcing the US military and interim Iraqi government to divert troops from the offensive in Falluja.

Two police officers were injured in the fighting, said Maj Gen Feleih, who heads the police special forces group in Mosul.