25 killed in attack on Iraqi village

Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed 25 people during overnight raids in a Sunni village south of Baghdad.

The officials say most of the dead are members of local Sahwa, or Awakening Councils – one of several names for the Sunni fighters who changed the course of the war when they revolted against al-Qaida and joined the Americans in late 2006 and 2007. They are also known as Sons of Iraq.