Hilla, Iraq:
Fierce clashes in a flashpoint town south of Baghdad Friday killed at least 17 Iraqi soldiers, military and medical sources said.
"Seventeen soldiers were killed and three wounded during clashes with insurgents in Jurf al-Sakhr that lasted two hours this morning," an army lieutenant told AFP.
"Seventeen soldiers were killed and three wounded during clashes with insurgents in Jurf al-Sakhr that lasted two hours this morning," an army lieutenant told AFP.
