Iraq War Updates -- October 6, 2008

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Baghdad October 5, 2008. Gheit made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday, state-run television reported, the latest sign that fellow Arab nations are slowly restoring ties after over five years of war. REUTERS/Iraqi government/Handout (IRAQ)

U.S. Military Under Attack In Mosul; 11 Die -- MSNBC

Victims include women and children in area known as security challenge
Image: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki right and Egypt's foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit

BAGHDAD - Eleven people, including women and children, were killed Sunday after U.S. forces came under attack by gunfire and a suicide bomber during a raid in Mosul, the military said. There were no casualties among American forces.

Elsewhere in the northern city, gunmen opened fire on mourners in a funeral tent, killing four people and wounding three others, according to Iraqi officials.

Violence has declined drastically throughout Iraq, but Mosul remains a major security challenge despite recent U.S.-Iraqi military operations aimed at routing al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents from the city.

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