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8 Iraqi Civilians Killed in US Attack

HeadlineMay 22, 2008

A US military air strike has killed eight Iraqi civilians north of Baghdad. The victims were shepherds in the town of Baiji, including two children and an elderly man. Meanwhile, the US military is being accused of killing more civilians in the Baghdad area of Sadr City. The Pentagon says it killed eleven militants in fighting Wednesday. But a local resident says innocents were among the dead.

Resident: “I lost two men, I lost them. Oh God, where shall we go?”

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