Sunday, April 4, 2010

Disguised Iraqi gunmen kill 24 members of pro-government militia

Shooters black as Iraqi soldiers get voted out at least 24 members of a Sunni reserves conflicting to al-Qaida in a village southern of Baghdad.



Five women were among those voted out after lives drew from their homes last dark, matching to Iraqi ground forces officials.


The victims were bound with handlock and sprayed with machine-gun can. Some of the trunks were "beyond recognition", according to a senior Iraqi regular army official who wished well to remain anonymous.


At least seven people were found alive, same Baghdad's protection spokesman, Major Large Qassim al-Moussawi. He said the violent deaths bore "an obvious al-Qaida hallmark".


Many of those popped were members of localised Sunni militias that released against al-Qaida and its allies two years ago in what was a large turning point in the promote to void the Iraqi insurgency.


Moussawi read 24 masses were confirmed dead, although an interior ministry official put the toll at between 20 and 25 men and five women.


Mustafa Kamel, a localized militia leader, said the attack happened late last dark in a village in the Arab Jabour arena, nearly 15 miles (25km) southern of Baghdad.


There are near 100,000 members of the Sunni militias, known as Awakening Councils and the Sons of Iraq. The US last year handed over control of the Arousing Councils to the Iraqi regime, which pays their extremities nearly US$300 a month.

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