Iraqi rebels in western city turn against Qaeda

Iraqi nationalist rebels in the Sunni Arab city of Ramadi have turned against their former al Qaeda allies after a bomb attack this month killed 80 people.

Residents said on Monday at least three prominent figures on both sides were killed in tit-for-tat assassinations after local insurgent groups formed an alliance against al Qaeda, blaming it for massacring police recruits in Ramadi on Jan. 5.