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| Title | Gunmen in army uniforms kill 12 Iraqi villagers |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Iraq |
| Publication Date | 16 November 2009 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Gunmen in army uniforms kill 12 Iraqi villagers, 16 November 2009, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4b06759dc.html [accessed 16 February 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Gunmen in army uniforms kill 12 Iraqi villagers
November 16, 2009
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead 12 men in a predawn attack at a village near Baghdad, villagers and police said.
The attack took place in the mainly Sunni village of Zauba, west of Baghdad, which at the height of the fighting in Iraq was viewed as a hotbed of support for Sunni Islamist insurgents.
One of those killed was affiliated with the main Sunni Arab political party, the Iraqi Islamic Party, police said.
The violence kicked off by the 2003 U.S. invasion has fallen off over the past 18 months but attacks – including shootings and kidnappings – are still common.
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