Rebels kill 17 Iraqis working for Coalition forces
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Iraqis working for the US military, killing 17 civilians and wounding 13 in Tikrit today, while a car bomb and a gun attack killed four members of the Iraqi security forces elsewhere in northern Iraq.
The violence was the latest in a string of deadly attacks targeting Iraqi forces and others allied with the US military that have killed at least 68 Iraqis since Friday. The surge in bloodshed has come despite major US offensives last month to suppress guerrillas ahead of elections set for January 30.
