US raids homes of two prominent Sunnis in Baghdad

US forces raided the homes of two officials from a prominent Sunni Arab organisation today, arresting bodyguards and confiscating weapons, Sunni officials said.

Adnan al-Dulaimi, secretary-general of the Conference for Iraq’s People, said soldiers in tanks and Humvees, with two helicopters circling overhead, broke into his home earlier today, put him and his family in a guest room and searched the house.