Iraqi commandos seize insurgent training camp

VoA News reports Iraqi police commandos backed by U.S. troops have seized a suspected insurgent training camp northwest of Baghdad after an intense battle.

Iraqi officials said Wednesday, the fighting raged for about 12 hours on Tuesday near Lake Tharthar, not far from Tikrit They said as many as 80 insurgents and seven police commandos were killed.

ITV reports The Iraqi government has said its forces have killed 85 insurgents.... Notices distributed by a group called the Islamic Army of Tikrit, a local insurgent operation, said 11 militants had been killed, while "many more" police commandos were killed.