Clashes Sweep Iraqi Sunni Muslim Heartland

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=252801


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BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 15, 2004 — Explosions and gunfire broke out Monday in Baqouba the latest in a wave of clashes that has swept Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland even as U.S. and Iraqi forces move against the last remaining pockets of resistance in Fallujah.

Witnesses said insurgents were fighting Iraqi police, and explosions and heavy gunfire were echoing through Baqouba's streets.

The U.S. military said insurgents opened fire on Iraqi police from inside a mosque in Baqouba Monday morning and police forces then stormed and clear out the mosque. The U.S. command said a weapons cache, including rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, was uncovered inside.

Firefights also erupted just south of Baqouba in the town of Buhriz, as insurgents attacked some police stations and a nearby U.S. base, residents said. The two cities are located about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.



An insurgent fighter carries a weapon from the scene of an attack on an Iraqi Police station in Buhriz, near Baqouba, Iraq Monday, Nov. 15, 2004.One policemen was killed and four were wounded as insurgents took control of the station. (AP Photo/Sami Aburiya)

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