Gunmen kill Iraqi tribal leader linked to British

Gunmen killed a Shiite tribal sheikh linked to British forces in a drive-by shooting today in the southern city of Basra, while two US Marines were reported killed in fighting in a volatile province west of Baghdad.

One US Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 and one US Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died on Thursday from wounds sustained due to enemy action in the Anbar province, an insurgent stronghold, the military said.