12 Nepalese hostages executed, American bombardment of Sameraa

A group calling itself "Jeish Ansar al-Sunnah" ( al-Sunnah supporters army) in Iraq executed 12 Nepalese hostages they had held. News agencies said that an Islamic web on the internet issued a statement for the group, illustrated with a video tape.

Meantime, the American warplanes bombarded positions in Sameraa city to the north of Baghdad. The Iraqi police said the bombardment which took place on Monday -- hit two civilian cars and this resulted in killing two children and two women and injuring five persons. However, a spokesman for the American forces refused commenting on these news.

On the other hand, the German News agency quoted witnessed that clashes took place near Koufa Mosque between the fighters of al-Mahdi army of the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sader and a joint patrol for the police and the Iraqi national guards.