 (KUNA) -- Eleven Iraqi policemen and armed men were killed in clashes near Baquba city in the northeast of Baghdad Thursday, an Iraqi police source said. The Iraqi police launched a big military operation this morning against insurgents in Maradia town and nearby villages, the source said in press remarks. The police forces were confronted with a fierce opposition from the armed men resulting in the killing of six policeman and five of the insurgents, as well as injuring some 10 others. Large quantities of weapons and explosives were seized by the police, said the source. |