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US forces in Iraq kill three brothers in a house raid

US forces in Iraq kill three brothers in a house raid: "Baghdad - US forces killed on Thursday three brothers in a house raid in northern Iraq, police sources said.

US forces stormed the house in the village of Youssifia, south of the northern city of Mosul, a police source told the Voices of Iraq news agency (VOI) without giving further details."

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