Six members of an anti-Qaeda militia were killed on Thursday, in the latest revenge attack against them, police said.
The Sahwa (Awakening) fighters, also known as the "Sons of Iraq," were killed in Shrwain, a village northeast of Baghdad, said police Captain Firas al-Dulaimi.
Two other fighters were wounded.
Shrwain, in restive Diyala province, was a known Al-Qaeda stronghold at the height of the insurgency.
The Sahwa, financed by the US military were crucial in curbing Iraq's sectarian violence when it peaked in 2006 and 2007. Dozens have been killed in recent months in acts of retaliation.
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