Iraqi Raid

By Beth Lessard

U.S. Troops are being accused by Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, for violating the security agreement between the two countries. A raid in Wasit province Sunday left two people dead. The U.S. troops raided a house in the city of Kut and arrested six suspected members of the "special groups." The security agreement between Iraq and the U.S. stated that the United States Military cannot carry out raids without Iraqi permission and warrants. The Prime Minister says that U.S. troops violated it by raiding without the consent of himself. Troops approached the residence of the suspect and he came out with a weapon and the troops engaged the man, killing him. A woman who had moved into the line of fire was also killed in the shooting. The U.S. troops are arguing that there was a warrant issued for the arrest of the targeted individual. The Prime Minister issued the arrests of two Iraqi commanders in Kut who allowed the U.S. military to carry out the raid.