Iraq: Gunmen kidnap and kill villages

Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniforms swept into a village south of Baghdad this morning, kidnapping 13 civilians and killing at least 11 of them, police said.

Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniforms swept into a village south of Baghdad this morning, kidnapping 13 civilians and killing at least 11 of them, police said.

The attack occurred around 5am in Imam village, a predominantly Shiite town about 50 miles south of the Iraqi capital.

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