20 Iraqi Militants Killed in Mosul Clash

[shawn703]

U.S. troops backed by attack helicopters clashed with militants in a Mosul neighborhood Tuesday, killing 20, the military and Iraqi officials said. In Baghdad, gunmen killed a Shiite Muslim cleric, and two missing Sunni clerics were found shot dead, police said.

The killings of the clerics threatened to increase sectarian tensions in Iraq a day after the government vowed to crack down on anyone targeting Shiites and Sunnis. The defense minister said Iraqi troops no longer would be allowed to enter houses of worship or universities.


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[Roland99]

1. Killing clerics?

Paging Mr. Negroponte. Come in, Mr. Negroponte.



Just what did you leave behind in Iraq?

[orwell]

2. Are they Militants?

or Insurgents?

[shawn703]

3. Militants

From the article:

"He added that U.S. soldiers reported minimal damage to the two buildings and found no injured or dead insurgents."

[daleo]

5. Miligents? Insurtants? n/t

[orwell]

6. Miscreants? Insomniacs? n/t

[merwin]

4. So, you're not supposed to flush a koran, but you can kill a cleric?