Iraqi and U.S. officials are giving differing accounts of an overnight raid north of Baghdad that killed up to 20 people.
The U.S. military says coalition forces killed 20 suspected terrorists, including two women, during a ground and air operation in the Thar Thar area.
But a local official , the mayor of Ishaqi says the raid killed at least 17 civilians, mainly women and children. He says two homes were leveled in the operation.
A U.S. military statement said ground forces called in air support when they came under heavy gunfire, and that a cache of weapons was confiscated during the raid.
In southern Iraq, British and Danish troops detained five suspected militia leaders in raids on the outskirts of Basra. They said they confiscated a large cache of arms, including rockets, rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles.
The U.S. military also said three American soldiers died in two separate roadside bombings in Baghdad Thursday.
The U.S. military says coalition forces killed 20 suspected terrorists, including two women, during a ground and air operation in the Thar Thar area.
But a local official , the mayor of Ishaqi says the raid killed at least 17 civilians, mainly women and children. He says two homes were leveled in the operation.
A U.S. military statement said ground forces called in air support when they came under heavy gunfire, and that a cache of weapons was confiscated during the raid.
In southern Iraq, British and Danish troops detained five suspected militia leaders in raids on the outskirts of Basra. They said they confiscated a large cache of arms, including rockets, rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles.
The U.S. military also said three American soldiers died in two separate roadside bombings in Baghdad Thursday.