A U.S. occupation force killed an officer of the former Iraqi army after raiding his house, in a village of al-Shergat suburb, a source from Salah al-Din police said on Tuesday. 
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He added that a policeman was killed in a roadside bombing that targeted Salah al-Din police commander's car, central Tikrit city. "A U.S. occupation force, yesterday after midnight, conducted a military operation in Sheikh Hamad village of al-Shergat suburb (110 km north of Tikrit), Salah al-Din province," the source told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI) on condition of anonymity. "The force killed a major of the former Iraqi army, after raiding his house," he said. "Reasons behind the operation and killing are not yet known," he added, noting that the deceased officer "was working as a laborer." There was no opportunity to contact U.S. occupation forces to obtain more details. "A roadside bomb on Tuesday morning detonated, targeting Salah al-Din police commander's personal car, when it passed through al-Arbaeen street, central Tikrit," the source continued. "One policeman who was driving the car was killed instantaneously," he added. "The explosion completely destroyed the car, and a number of shops nearby were also damaged," he noted. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din, which is the native province of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. | 
