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UK family held after Iraq battle UK family held after Iraq battle
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A British-Iraqi couple and their child were among hundreds of people detained by Iraqi soldiers following fighting in Najaf, the Foreign Office has said.A British-Iraqi couple and their child were among hundreds of people detained by Iraqi soldiers following fighting in Najaf, the Foreign Office has said.
Named in reports as Mohammed and Ebtihal Hussein, the couple were among those rounded up by troops after a battle with a messianic Shia cult.Named in reports as Mohammed and Ebtihal Hussein, the couple were among those rounded up by troops after a battle with a messianic Shia cult.
They hold dual Iraqi and British nationality, the Foreign Office said.They hold dual Iraqi and British nationality, the Foreign Office said.
Iraqi officials said 263 members of the cult were killed in fierce fighting near the city, holy to Shia Muslims.Iraqi officials said 263 members of the cult were killed in fierce fighting near the city, holy to Shia Muslims.
A Foreign Office spokesman said it wanted to find out what had happened and establish what assistance British officials could provide to the Hussein family.A Foreign Office spokesman said it wanted to find out what had happened and establish what assistance British officials could provide to the Hussein family.
Tension in NajafTension in Najaf
The weekend clashes with US-backed Iraqi troops, ahead of a major Shia Muslim festival, also claimed the lives of three Iraqi and two US troops.The weekend clashes with US-backed Iraqi troops, ahead of a major Shia Muslim festival, also claimed the lives of three Iraqi and two US troops.
The Iraqi government claims the fighting erupted over the violent aims of the previously unknown religious cult, the Soldiers the Heaven. The Iraqi government claims the fighting erupted over the violent aims of the previously unknown religious cult, the Soldiers of Heaven.
The Iraqi government has said Sunday's fighting started after it received information that the cult planned to kill prominent clerics in the southern Iraqi city.The Iraqi government has said Sunday's fighting started after it received information that the cult planned to kill prominent clerics in the southern Iraqi city.
They also alleged it has links with militant groups inside and outside Iraq.They also alleged it has links with militant groups inside and outside Iraq.
News of the detention of the Hussein family came as tension continued in Najaf in the aftermath of one of the biggest battles since the American and British invasion in 2003, said BBC correspondent Mike Wooldridge.News of the detention of the Hussein family came as tension continued in Najaf in the aftermath of one of the biggest battles since the American and British invasion in 2003, said BBC correspondent Mike Wooldridge.