US strikes militants as Iraq counts vote
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. warplanes and attack helicopters killed about 70 militants around the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, the military said on Monday, after a landmark referendum that appeared to have ratified a new constitution.
Local people said some of the dead were civilians although the U.S. military said it had no such reports.
Election officials slowly counted up to 10 million ballots from Saturday’s referendum, with partial results pointing to a clear win for a charter Washington hopes will help establish Iraq as a stable democracy able to do without U.S. troops.
Source: Reuters – By Andrew Quinn
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