11 Iraqi police recruits killed
BAGHDAD (AP) - May 19, 2008 A provincial official and a police officer say police found the
11 bodies and their bullet-ridden minibus Monday evening in a
deserted area near the rural town of Baaj. The town is 80 miles
west of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they
were not authorized to talk to the press.
The assault comes as U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces are
carrying out a major crackdown in Mosul and nearby areas to root
out al-Qaida in Iraq militants.
