U.S. Troops In Action In Terrorist Stronghold

American military forces operating in support of Iraqi units fired on insurgents northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, the New York Times reports.

An Iraqi soldier, an Iraqi police officer and an insurgent were killed in the village of Hudaidy, an Al-Qaida in Iraq stronghold, Iraqi security officials said.

This was the second such incident since the U.S. declared an end to its combat operations in Iraq about two weeks ago.

American helicopters and some ground troops took part in...