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US raid near Karbala angers Iraqi officials
Iraqi officials have expressed outrage over a US raid near Karbala, which they said should have been approved by authorities.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:54 June 29, 2008
- Image Credit: AP
- Police officers help a man push his car as he waits at a gas station.
Baghdad: Iraqi officials have expressed outrage over a US raid near Karbala, which they said should have been approved by authorities.
The officials said that a civilian was killed in the raid on Friday. The US military had said they were targeting terrorists.
"This action was barbaric and a violation of Iraqi sovereignty. Iraqi forces in the local government were not aware of it," said Aqeel Al Khazali, the governor of Karbala.
The row comes at a time when Washington is negotiating a new security pact with Iraq to give Americans legal basis to stay in Iraq after a UN mandate expires on December 31.
One of the key sticking points in negotiations has been whether the US military could conduct operations and detain suspects without Iraqi approval.
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