Gunmen killed a Shiite tribal sheik linked to British forces in a drive-by shooting Friday in the southern city of Basra, while two Marines were reported killed in fighting in a province west of Baghdad.
One Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 and one Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 were killed Thursday after fighting in Anbar province, the military said.
The slain cleric, Muhsin al-Kanan, was a member of the provisional council in Iraq's second-largest city,police said.
In a separate drive-by shooting, in Kut, 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, gunmen opened fire on a civilian near a bus station, killing him, police said, according to the AP.
