actor1: ARPCT: Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism
actor2: ICU: Islamic Courts Union
notes: The ARPCT lost territory to their Islamic rivals (ICU) in villages outside the town of Balad as fierce fighting claimed at least least 12 lives.
target_text: actor1: ARPCT: Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism, actor2: ICU: Islamic Courts Union