Iraqi, US forces kill three Al-Qaeda armed men in Kirkuk

IRBIL, April 11 (KUNA) -- Iraqi police backed by a US force killed three Al-Qaeda armed men in an operation south of Kirkuk cit in northern Iraq, the Iraqi police said Sunday.
Iraqi police Brigadier Serhad Qader told KUNA that an Iraqi police force supported by a US support unit were able, after heavy clashes which last for more than an hour, to kill two Arab Al-Qaeda men and an Iraqi leader named Khamas Nayif Zaidan.
Qader added the armed men killed security personnel from Al-Asayish unit in Domiz area. (end) sbr.mb KUNA 112116 Apr 10NNNN