How many Iraqi policemen were killed?

The United States military says troops have killed six Iraqi policemen and seven suspected militants during a raid in Baghdad. The military said the troops were attempting to arrest an Iraqi police officer accused of rebel activity. The military said fighting started when the troops were attacked from an Iraqi police position.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Iraqi government has not made as much progress as American officials would like. But Ms. Rice urged critics in Congress to give the Bush administration’s plans for Iraq more time. She spoke Friday on an American television. On Thursday the administration presented a report about the situation in Iraq. The report says military and political progress in Iraq has been limited. The secretary of state called the situation in Iraq "difficult" but she described it as "a work in progress".