Three foreign fighters reported killed

BAGHDAD – US troops killed three Arab foreigners and seized weapons after a gun battle yesterday at what Iraqi police described as a “terrorist safehouse” in a southeastern suburb of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.

Two Yemenis and one Syrian were reported killed after US forces went to the house before dawn yesterday in the Al-Moalemeen district and gave the Arabs 15 minutes to surrender, Iraqi police and local authorities said. When the Arabs refused, US troops attacked, killing the three.A Yemeni woman was taken into custody, officials said.Two Yemeni women and three children were not detained, officials said.Jassim Mouhan, an official in the local municipal council, said the Americans found Kalashnikov weapons, grenades, TNT, and other explosives in the house.- Nampa-APWhen the Arabs refused, US troops attacked, killing the three. A Yemeni woman was taken into custody, officials said. Two Yemeni women and three children were not detained, officials said. Jassim Mouhan, an official in the local municipal council, said the Americans found Kalashnikov weapons, grenades, TNT, and other explosives in the house. – Nampa-AP