Updated: 05:12 AM EST
Saddam Supporters Riot
U.S. Forces Kill Five Iraqis
Reuters
FALLUJA, Iraq (Dec. 16) - U.S. forces killed five Iraqis in a spate of attacks
during riots by supporters of Saddam Hussein in two restive towns west of
Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
Witnesses said hundreds of residents protesting at the arrest of Saddam rioted
in the town of Falluja on Monday night, overrunning the office of the
U.S.-appointed mayor.
A U.S. patrol north of the city was attacked by roadside bombs and
rocket-propelled grenades. U.S. soldiers returned fire, killing two attackers,
the military said.
Further to the west, around 500 protesters gathered outside the government
building in Ramadi and, during the melee, gunmen fired at U.S. forces in the
city, wounding one soldier. Soldiers returned fire, killing two gunmen and
wounding two others.
In a separate attack in Ramadi, some 30 Iraqis fired at a patrol. U.S. soldiers
returned fire, killing one attacker, the military said.
The protests in Falluja and Ramadi were two of several demonstrations by
supporters of Saddam in the mainly Sunni Muslim areas west and north of
Baghdad.
Saddam was captured by U.S. troops on Saturday.
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