Malaysia Sun : Criminals and civilians killed in Iraq operation

Criminals and civilians killed in Iraq operation

Malaysia Sun | October 21, 2007

The U.S military says forty-nine Iraqi criminals have been killed in three separate raids in Sadr City in the capital, Baghdad.

The criminals had allegedly been involved in kidnap operations.

Sadr City, the home of radical sheik, Moqtada Sadr, has lately been the scene of fierce fighting between militants and U.S forces.

U.S military officials say their troops returned fire after coming under sustained attack from automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades as they raided buildings in the district.

An official loyal to Moqtada Sadr said the attack was simply barbaric as most of those killed and wounded were women, children and elderly men.