Renewed fighting in the Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City is putting a cease-fire in the Iraqi capital in danger.
Iraqi police say that at least 11 people were killed in overnight clashes between Shi'ite militia and American troops. Iraq says al-Qaida leader captured in Mosul ...
Iraq government claims success in new push against Shiite militants in Basra ...
Fresh fighting reported in Basra ... Iraq's ruling Shi'ite alliance and the opposition led by anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had agreed on Sunday to a deal to end violence that has left hundreds dead in recent weeks. The new skirmishes have raised doubts that al-Sadr has control over all the elements of the Mehdi Army in the eastern Baghdad quarter.
(Deutsche Welle)
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