Iraqi commander says raid site not a mosque: report
An Iraqi commander who led a weekend raid with U.S. special forces says the target was a Baghdad office complex used by an armed militia and not a mosque, confirming a U.S. account of what happened, Time magazine reported on Wednesday. A hostage freed in the operation also backed the U.S. version of the attack, Time said, contradicting some Shi’ite officials and local residents who said the U.S. and Iraqi troops targeted a Shi’ite mosque and killed at least 16 unarmed worshipers in Sunday’s raid. Full Story