The US military says US and Iraqi troops have killed 38 militants in fierce clashes in Baghdad, including 22 who attacked a military checkpoint in a Shiite militia stronghold.
On Sunday suspected Shiite extremists, taking advantage of a sandstorm that blanketed the capital, attacked several checkpoints and hammered the US-protected Green Zone in the fiercest salvo in weeks. The sandstorm grounded the American aircraft that normally prowl for launching teams. The insurgents fired more rockets or mortar shells toward the Green Zone on Monday Fresh fighting reported in Basra ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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