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| At least 14 people have been killed and nine wounded in a US air strike overnight in the west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police have said. | At least 14 people have been killed and nine wounded in a US air strike overnight in the west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police have said. |
| Several buildings were destroyed in the attack, which took place at about 0300 (2300 GMT) in the Washash neighbourhood of the city's Mansour district. | Several buildings were destroyed in the attack, which took place at about 0300 (2300 GMT) in the Washash neighbourhood of the city's Mansour district. |
| The US military said it was aware of the report, but made no comment. | The US military said it was aware of the report, but made no comment. |
| Mansour is mostly Sunni, but there is a pocket where there is strong support for Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army militia. | Mansour is mostly Sunni, but there is a pocket where there is strong support for Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army militia. |
| The BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad says US forces have launched several operations against what they call rogue elements of the group in recent weeks. | |
| The radical Shia cleric suspended its activities for six months just over a week ago, but there are many dissidents who think they should continue fighting, our correspondents says. | |
| Iraqi officials said they believed US military helicopters had fired on a number of houses, but some local residents said the damage may instead have been the result of a mortar attack by militants. | Iraqi officials said they believed US military helicopters had fired on a number of houses, but some local residents said the damage may instead have been the result of a mortar attack by militants. |