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Hospital officials in Baghdad's Sadr City say five people have died and 22 were wounded from skirmishes in the last 24 hours. But residents say the mostly Shiite district was quiet Wednesday morning and that a cease-fire appeared to be taking hold. Iraqi officials and radical Shiite fighters...
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Fighting reported in Baghdad's Sadr City
BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Despite a recently signed truce between Shiite militant groups, fighting Wednesday claimed at least five victims in Baghdad's Sadr City area. CNN reported the fighting as "sporadic" and said that 28 people were wounded along with those killed. The Voice of America cited...
Fighting reported in Baghdad's Sadr City
BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Despite a recently signed truce between Shiite militant groups, fighting Wednesday claimed at least five victims in Baghdad's Sadr City area. CNN reported the fighting as "sporadic" and said that 28 people were wounded along with those killed. The Voice of America cited...
Iraq forces urge commitment to Baghdad truce
By Wisam Mohammed and Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s security forces urged the movement of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday to do more to ensure a truce took hold in Baghdad and offered cash rewards for militiamen who gave up their weapons. Major-General Qassim Moussawi,...
Iraq forces urge commitment to Baghdad truce
Iraqi forces unhappy truce not being implemented * Clashes in Baghdad kill 7, wound 28 * Maliki flies to Mosul to review offensive against al Qaeda (Recasts with Iraqi security spokesman, adds Maliki in Mosul) By Wisam Mohammed and Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD, May 14 (Reuters) - Iraq's security forces...
Baghdad fighting kills 7 but city calmer
By Wisam Mohammed and Tim Cocks BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between security forces and Shi’ite gunmen in Baghdad overnight and on Wednesday, police said, killing seven people and putting more strain on a deal to end nearly two months of fighting. Despite the fresh violence, residents...
Baghdad fighting kills 7, but city calmer
Clashes in Baghdad kill 7, wound 28 * Residents in Sadr City slum say fighting has eased * U.S. military says fewer attacks overnight By Wisam Mohammed and Tim Cocks BAGHDAD, May 14 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between security forces and Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad overnight and on Wednesday,...
Iraq cease-fire holding
BAGHDAD — A shaky cease-fire appeared to take hold Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City, after a cleric who brokered the deal for Shiite fighters said they would honor it even after clashes left at least 11 dead and 19 wounded. The pact was intended to stop seven weeks of fighting between U.S.
Iraqi police say Baghdad fighting kills 6
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and Shi’ite gunmen killed six people and wounded 28 in Baghdad overnight, Iraqi police said on Wednesday. The clashes put further strain on a weekend agreement to halt nearly two months of fighting in the capital. Police said gunmen fought U.S....
Baghdad fighting kills 6 - Iraqi police
BAGHDAD, May 14 (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and Shi'ite gunmen killed six people and wounded 28 in Baghdad overnight, Iraqi police said on Wednesday. The clashes put further strain on a weekend agreement to halt nearly two months of fighting in the capital. Police said gunmen...
Skirmishes in Baghdad's Sadr City leave five dead and 22 wounded
BAGHDAD - Hospital officials in Baghdad's Sadr City say five people have died and 22 were wounded from skirmishes in the last 24 hours. But residents say the mostly Shiite district was quiet Wednesday morning and that a ceasefire appeared to be taking hold. Iraqi officials and radical Shiite...
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