Two Iraqi officers were shot, at least one of whom died.
The military hopes to have 200,000 Iraqi police officers in place by early 2007.
At least one senior Iraqi police officer died in the fighting.
More than three dozen Iraqi police officers have been killed this month, she said.
As a result of my ignorance, the Iraqi police officer left behind a 2-year-old daughter and a wife.
Nearly 200 Iraqi military officers were executed in the summer of 1996.
Former Iraqi officers on his staff started training about 200 of the fighters.
But an Iraqi officer walked up, and they quickly scattered.
Iraqi police officers returned fire and the battle continued for more than three hours, they said.
The blast killed five Iraqi police officers, the military said.