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| US raid kills 30 Iraq 'militants' | US raid kills 30 Iraq 'militants' |
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| US and Iraqi forces have killed 30 militants in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US military has said. | |
| They said most had died in an air strike following a raid in the Shia district of Sadr City. Twelve people were also detained in the operation. | They said most had died in an air strike following a raid in the Shia district of Sadr City. Twelve people were also detained in the operation. |
| The US military said the dead were part of a network that was smuggling weapons from Iran, but witnesses said women and children were among those killed. | |
| The violence came as Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki held security talks in Iran. | |
| The Iraqi ambassador to Tehran, Mohammad Majeed al-Sheikh, said the Iranian government had a significant role to play in helping to bolster Iraq's security. | |
| He said Iraq also needed Iranian help to control the long border between the two countries. | |
| US officials have recently accused Iran of stepping up its support for Iraqi militias - allegations Iran has always denied. | |
| Protests | |
| Iraqi police in Sadr City said a bombardment by US helicopters and armoured vehicles killed nine civilians, including two women, the Associated Press has reported. | Iraqi police in Sadr City said a bombardment by US helicopters and armoured vehicles killed nine civilians, including two women, the Associated Press has reported. |
| Reports say hundreds of angry residents of Sadr City marched through the area in protest at the raids. | Reports say hundreds of angry residents of Sadr City marched through the area in protest at the raids. |
| They came on the eve of a major Shia religious festival in the capital which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. | They came on the eve of a major Shia religious festival in the capital which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. |
| A three-day driving curfew has been imposed in Baghdad and new checkpoints established. | A three-day driving curfew has been imposed in Baghdad and new checkpoints established. |
| The US military statement said: "The individuals detained and the terrorists killed during the raid are believed to be members of a cell of a Special Groups terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons... from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq into Iran for terrorist training." | The US military statement said: "The individuals detained and the terrorists killed during the raid are believed to be members of a cell of a Special Groups terrorist network known for facilitating the transport of weapons... from Iran to Iraq, as well as bringing militants from Iraq into Iran for terrorist training." |