Bentrokan-bentrokan terjadi Kamis antara polisi Irak dan gerilyawan bersenjata di Iskandriya, sebelah selatan Baghdad, menewaskan sedikitnya lima orang dan mencederai tujuh lain, termasuk polisi, kata satu sumber kepolisian.
Armed clashes broke out Thursday between Iraqi police and gunmen in Iskandariya, south of Baghdad, killing at least five people and injuring seven, including policemen, an Iraqi police source said.