Three members of one family were killed Monday when their house was blown up by a member of pro-government militia in the central Iraqi city of Baquba, police sources said.
"Gunmen, affiliate with al-Qaeda, blew up a Sahwa member house in centra Baquba, killing three members of his family and injuring him and three others," the source told the German Press Agency dpa.
The Sahwa, or Awakening Council, are comprised of former Sunni insurgents who are assisting the government in its fight against radical Islamist militants. Its members regularly come under attack.
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