Gunmen kill 3 US-allied fighters in Sunni area in northern Baghdad
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A member of a US-allied Sunni group says three of its guards have been killed and another wounded in drive-by shootings in northern Baghdad.
The official says gunmen in a speeding car opened fire on two different awakening council checkpoints in the Azamiyah neighborhood. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of security concerns.
Azamiyah has seen a sharp decline in violence after a local Sunni decision to join forces with the United States against al-Qaida in Iraq. The area also has been surrounded by concrete walls in a bid to stem attacks.
Members of the so-called awakening councils have frequently been targeted by militants seeking to derail security gains or in reprisal killings.
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