Iraqi troops and police backed by US forces have been deployed to the southern city of Amara in a fresh clampdown on Shi'ite militias.
The operation is the latest stage in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's drive to stamp his government's authority on areas Global Media Forum in Bonn wraps up second day ...
Military operations in Iraq kill 24 ...
Key Sadr aide shot dead in Iraq ... of the country previously controlled by Shi'ite militias or Sunni Arab insurgents. Elsewhere, a female suicide bomber targeted a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Iraq's 2-1 win over China in a World Cup qualifier, wounding at least 34 people near a cafe north of Baghdad. Seven police and 27 civilians were among the wounded.
(Deutsche Welle)
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