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BAGHDAD — For the second time in a week, a joint Iraqi- American raid aiming at insurgents resulted in the killing of civilians.
Witnesses in the village of Ishaqi, just south of Tikrit, said Iraqi and American forces opened fire on civilians and threw hand grenades Friday as they conducted a raid. The villagers said a 13-year-old boy and an off-duty police officer were killed.
American military officials acknowledged there was an operation in Ishaqi but offered few details. A spokesman for Iraqi special forces declined to comment.
The operation, coming so soon after a botched raid July 30, is sure to complicate politically fraught talks over whether American troops should remain in Iraq after the end of the year.
