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Thirty die in Iraqi city battle At least 21 Iraqi insurgents and seven soldiers
have been killed in fighting in the city of Baquba during which at least
43 insurgents were captured. At least two civilians also died in the fighting, US and Iraqi sources said. The attacks raged for "hours", an Iraqi police official said, estimating that between 400 and 500 rebels took part. Separately, the US military confirmed the death of a US soldier in a roadside bombing on Thursday evening in Baghdad. 'Wedding party cover' Insurgents used mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms to attack five police checkpoints, a police station and an Iraqi army headquarters in Baquba, Iraqi and US sources said.
Diyala Province governor Rad Rasheed al-Mulla said the attackers had planned to seize control of Baquba's south, west and south-west entrances. The city 60km (35 miles) north of Baghdad has seen frequent insurgent attacks in recent months. In one of Thursday's attacks, gunmen reportedly pulled up at a checkpoint posing as a wedding party in a convoy of vehicles, one of which was decorated with ribbons and flowers. They then sprayed the checkpoint with bullets, a security source told AFP news agency. ---------------------------------------------------
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