US forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid today, local officials said. The US military said it shot two armed men and later found out they were both related to the governor. Governor Hamad al-Qaisi's brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Saad al-Qaisi, said American troops stormed a family house in the town of Beiji, where the governor's son Hussam and his cousin were staying.
US forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid today, local officials said.
The US military said it shot two armed men and later found out they were both related to the governor.
Governor Hamad al-Qaisi's brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Saad al-Qaisi, said American troops stormed a family house in the town of Beiji, where the governor's son Hussam and his cousin were staying.
Another perspective:
Today forces of the Iraqi Freedom Army in America admitted killing the son of ex-governor Mitt Romney. "He was known to associate with targeted terrorists, and used the family as cover," spoke the IFA spokesspook. Friends of the family reported they were just playing blackjack. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
