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Government-allied Sunni militant killed in Iraq
Oct 22, 2010, 11:54 GMT
Baghdad - A leader of an Iraqi government-backed Sunni militia was killed in a blast in the city of Fallujah, a police source said Friday.
The leader of Sahwa in Fallujah, some 60 kilometres west of Baghdad, was killed when a bomb attached to his car exploded. A woman in the car was also injured.
Sahwa, also known as the Awakening Councils, were formed by Sunni tribes with the aim of fighting insurgents. Members, many of whom were former anti-government militants, regularly come under attack from insurgents for switching sides with US support.
On Thursday, a Sahwa fighter was killed when an improvised explosive device targeted him in the city of Samarra, around 120 kilometres north of Baghdad.
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