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16th October 2007, 01:12
U.S. troops backed by aircraft raided the al-Qaida in Iraq network northwest of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 19 suspected militants and 15 civilians, including nine children, the U.S. military said on Friday.
Actin upon intelligence reports about a meeting for al-Qaida leaders in the region of Tharthar lake, U.S. surveillance confirmed activities match to the intelligence reports, prompting the troops to call in air support and conducted a strike against the target, killing four terrorists, the military said in a statement.
The troops then tracked some of those who headed to an area south of the lake. During the tracking, the troops received small arms fire, and again the troops call in air support, it said.
After securing the area, the ground forces killed 15 terrorists, it added.
However, six women and nine children were also killed in the raid, said the statement.
Two suspects were also wounded and another was detained in the attack, along with wounding a woman and three more children, the military said.
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This is just a small part of the systematic war crimes committed by the occupying forces in Irak. The people of Irak are wholly justified in their pursuit for freedom and self-determination, by violence if necessary. The presence of the U.S. occupation tramples on international law and, as demonstrated here, brutally violates the human rights of the Iraki people. UN precedent has established that it is illegal to attack a Member State unless in response to an attack. Furthermore, precedent allows people under foreign occupation to resist (Namibia). For the freedom of the Iraki nation, U.S. troops in Irak must be killed whenever and wherever encountered.
Actin upon intelligence reports about a meeting for al-Qaida leaders in the region of Tharthar lake, U.S. surveillance confirmed activities match to the intelligence reports, prompting the troops to call in air support and conducted a strike against the target, killing four terrorists, the military said in a statement.
The troops then tracked some of those who headed to an area south of the lake. During the tracking, the troops received small arms fire, and again the troops call in air support, it said.
After securing the area, the ground forces killed 15 terrorists, it added.
However, six women and nine children were also killed in the raid, said the statement.
Two suspects were also wounded and another was detained in the attack, along with wounding a woman and three more children, the military said.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/6282028.html
This is just a small part of the systematic war crimes committed by the occupying forces in Irak. The people of Irak are wholly justified in their pursuit for freedom and self-determination, by violence if necessary. The presence of the U.S. occupation tramples on international law and, as demonstrated here, brutally violates the human rights of the Iraki people. UN precedent has established that it is illegal to attack a Member State unless in response to an attack. Furthermore, precedent allows people under foreign occupation to resist (Namibia). For the freedom of the Iraki nation, U.S. troops in Irak must be killed whenever and wherever encountered.