Iraqi forces said they killed 20 Iraqi troops swept through the town of Al-Adhaim, 100 kilometers (65 miles) north of Baghdad, in the aftermath of Saturday's ambush, security sources said. The operation, which lasted through to Sunday morning, resulted in "20
The US military announced on Sunday the completion of Operation Shank in the provincial capital of Ramadi, resulting in the "detention of four suspected members of Al-Qaeda in Iraq". The US military said the operation was part of a campaign being carried out to make the area secure ahead of the December 15 parliamentary elections.
But the sweeps against predominantly Sunni Arab population centers have angered prominent Sunni religious and political groups, which have called for an end to the "operations against civilians."
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