The new Iraqi soldiers answer some questions as two instructors talk with them during a course to qualify them for their new duties in an Iraqi military camp in Mosul. Photo by AP
U.S. forces hold 6 people who claim to be Americans and two who say they are British for alleged attacks against coalition troops in Iraq, an American general said. It was the first time the military reported holding Westerners in the attacks. The disclosure came a day after troops from the 4th Infantry Division killed two Iraqis and wounded two others in a battle outside an ammunition dump in Tikrit. One man was captured and two others fled in the apparent attempt to loot the depot, spokeswoman Maj. Josslyn Aberle said.