Iraq Protests Sadr City Deaths

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Iraqi men chant anti-US slogans during a demonstration against recent raids by U.S. troops in the Hurriyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday


Iraq Protests Sadr City Deaths
Updated Oct.22,2007 20:08 KST


The U.S. military says 49 militants were killed during a raid in Baghdad's Sadr City district. But the Iraqi government says some of the dead are civilians.

American ground forces, backed by attack helicopters, went into Sadr City to track down an insurgent believed involved in a high-profile kidnapping ring.

U.S. military officials say dozens of criminals died in the operatation. But Iraqi officials say some civilians were killed and witnesses say the dead included women and young children.

Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbaugh says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki quickly called in the U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus.

He says during their meeting, the prime minister filed a formal protest against what is seen in Baghdad as a use of excessive force.

"You cannot kill the civilians in this way," said Ali al-Dabbaugh. "I do understand there are a lot of people violating our law and then you have criminals. But do not use the power this way."


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