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U.S., Iraqi forces kill more than 60 insurgents

Developments in Iraq

Diplomacy: The U.S. Embassy joined a broad swath of Iraqi politicians - both Shiite and Sunni - in criticizing a nonbinding Senate resolution seen as a recipe for splitting the country along sectarian and ethnic lines. In a highly unusual statement, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday that partitioning "would produce extraordinary suffering and bloodshed." The statement came hours after representatives of Iraq's major political parties denounced the Senate proposal.

Fighting: U.S. and Iraqi forces killed more than 60 insurgent and militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend, with most of the casualties believed to have been al-Qaida fighters, officials said. U.S. aircraft killed more than 20 al-Qaida fighters who opened fire on an American air patrol northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. command said. Iraq's Defense Ministry said in an e-mail that 52 fighters were arrested.

In court: A judge delayed proceedings for U.S. Army sniper Sgt. Evan Vela, who is accused in the deaths of two unarmed Iraqi civilians, a day after a military panel sentenced Spc. Jorge G. Sandoval to five months in prison in the killings.

U.S. death: A soldier was killed Saturday in a roadside bombing and gunfire attack in eastern Baghdad, the military said.

[Last modified October 1, 2007, 06:50:05]