Continued fighting in Iraq

Iraqi security sources said that unidentified gunmen killed four persons including a member of the Baath Party in Musil city.

In Baghdad, the American army said it killed 6 gunmen in a clash, noting that two of them were carrying explosive belts.

A statement by the American army said it arrested a gunman in these clashes and seized a large amount of weapons after that.

In another development, the Iraqi police said that one American soldier and one Iraqi civilian were killed in a fire exchange in al-Khaladeyah city west of Baghdad.

Several American soldiers were injured and one American military vehicle was destroyed on Wednesday when a booby trapped car detonated on the highway near Amereyat Falluja.

In Samara, two Iraqi police men were killed in a bomb explosion targeting their vehicle in the city which is situated north of Baghdad.

To the east of the capital, the Iraqi police found seven unidentified bodies with roped hands and legs and traces of bullets on their heads.

Regarding the security situation in Iraq, the German government showed readiness to resume training for the Iraqi police in the United Arab Emirates, if the Iraqi government asks for that.