Suspected al-Qaida militants kill 13 villagers

Dozens of suspected al-Qaida militants stormed an Iraqi Shiite village north of Baghdad today, killing at least 13 people and torching homes, police said.

The attack on the predominantly Shiite village of Dwelah, about 45 miles north of Baghdad in Diyala province, began about 6:30am with a bombardment of mortar rounds, then 50 to 60 armed militants streamed in and opened fire, forcing families to flee, a police officer said.