American forces kill two girls in Falluja, break into a mosque in Musil
Iraq-USA, Military, 10/23/2004

Two Iraqi girls were killed and others injured when their car was exposed to the fire of the American forces in Falluja to the west of Baghdad. Medical sources in the city said that two other children were among the injured in the incident which took place in al-Nueimeh area to the southern east of Falluja.

Seven persons were killed and other three injured in American air raids against suburbs to the southern part of the city on Thursday evening.

In Musil to the north of Iraq, clashes took place during an attack by the American forces and the Iraqi national guards against a mosque in the city. Gunmen fired missile shelling against the attacking forces following confrontation at Zee al-Murid mosque. No news has arrived yet on casualties.

Sheikh Rayan Tawfiq chairman of Muslim Scholars Commission in Musil said that the American forces and the Iraqi national guards are trying to enter the mosque under the pretext that there are armed persons carrying explosives inside it, but the worshippers prevented them and a fire exchange took place between the two sides that resulted in injuring three persons.

In another development, one Iraqi police man was killed and three injured in attacks in northern Baghdad. In al-Auja near Tikrit, gunmen inside a car opened fire at a policeman near a police headquarters and this resulted in killing him and injuring one of his colleague.

In Baqouba, violent clashes took place between the American forces and gunmen in Bahraz to the south of the city, situated to the north east of Baghdad and this resulted in injuring four Iraqis. Four Iraqis were killed on Thursday evening in a bomb explosion that ttargeted one American procession in al-Lteifeh town to the south of Baghdad.

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