The U.S. military says American and Iraqi forces have killed 13 insurgents in raids Wednesday in Iraq. The military says eight insurgents were killed in an hours-long battle between troops and al-Qaida in Iraq fighters near the town of Amiriyah, in restive al-Anbar province.
Near Taji, north of Baghdad, the military says coalition forces killed five terrorists, detained three people and destroyed a bomb-making factory.
Meanwhile, in an interview with the BBC, Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi called for talks with insurgents in Iraq - except al-Qaida - in an effort to end the violence.
Hashemi said all parties, except al-Qaida, should be invited to sit down for talks to discuss their fears and reservations.
In Madain, south of Baghdad, a mortar attack killed three people. Officials also say the bodies of two policemen were found in Diwaniyah. - VOA News
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