BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials say a bomb has killed
the leader of a U.S.-backed, Sunni armed group in a western district of
Baghdad.
The officials say the bomb exploded Saturday night in the
car of Fuad Ali Hussein, killing him as well as his deputy and two
bodyguards. Hussein was head of a neighborhood awakening council - a term
describing Sunni fighters who turned against al-Qaida in Iraq and formed
alliances with the United States.
Hussein’s death was confirmed by a police officer and the
head of another awakening council. Both requested anonymity for security
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