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Iraq: Four Iraqi militants killed by US air strike Thu. March 27, 2008 03:36 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) The US military has said that at least four Iraqi militants have been killed by a US air strike aiming to support Iraqi forces fighting Shia militants in Hilla in Iraq. The incident came after fierce battles between Shia militias and troops in Basra. However, a US spokesman denied reports quoting Iraqi security sources in the town which give far higher casualty estimates, ranging from 11 to 60 dead. According to the U.S spokesman, the raid had targeted "special group criminals", a US term referring to breakaway cells of the Mehdi Army. More than 70 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the past two days in the southern city and Baghdad during an ongoing government offensive. Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Wednesday, gave Shia militants in Basra 72 hours to lay down their arms or face "severe penalties". The radical Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, who heads the main militia, the Mehdi Army, has said Mr Maliki must leave Basra and start negotiations to end the violence. -BBC News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Bangladesh: 8 killed, dozens injured as trains collid... Indonesia: Fuel prices set to rise by 30 per cent India: Militant group claims responsibility for Jaipu... Afghanistan to seek $50 billion more aid for five yea... Afghanistan: 18 killed in suicide attack in western A... Nigeria: Gunmen hijack US vessel in Niger Delta, dem... Senegal: Teachers' pay strike enter second week South Africa: Police beef up patrols in township aft... Somali gunmen abduct Kenyan teacher at Mogadishu Un... Zimbabwe's run-off presidential election postponed <... More News...