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Iraqi army forces kill 3 gunmen, nab 3 in Ninewa

September 25, 2008 - 04:01:22

NINEWA/Aswat al-Iraq: Army forces on Thursday killed three gunmen and arrested three others in the restive province of Ninewa, a military spokesman said.

“A force from Iraq army 3rd division, 11th brigade killed three gunmen and captured three others following clashes with the armed group in Karsu village of Sanjar town, 120 km west Mosul,”Brig.Khalid Abdelsattar told Aswat al-Iraq.

“Investigations were underway with detainees to decide the affiliation of the group,”he added.

Mosul, the provincial capital of Ninewa, 400 km north Baghdad, is viewed by U.S. and Iraqi authorities as one of the last remaining al-Qaeda strongholds in Iraq. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered a two-phase military crackdown in the northern city in May.

Ninewa officials said the gains from these operations, however, have disintegrated as militant groups re-entered the city there due to an insufficient number of Iraqi troops to maintain security following operations in May.

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