Skirmishes in Baghdad's Sadr City leave five dead and 22 wounded

                   
iht.com     May 14, 2008            

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... [read full story]                    

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Hospital officials: Clashes in Baghdad kill 11

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday. The clashes erupted late Monday, just hours after Iraq's main Shiite political...                    

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Fighting Slows, Mistrust Grows in Sadr City

npr.org     May 13, 2008          

In Baghdad, a shaky cease-fire is in effect between the Iraqi government and militia loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. But on the ground in their stronghold of Sadr City, Mahdi Army members say they're still at war. Though the Sadrists say they'll fight to the death, some residents in the...                    

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Clashes in Baghdad kill 11 despite cease-fire deal

chron.com     May 13, 2008          

Clashes in Baghdad kill 11 despite cease-fire agreement By SELCAN HACAOGLU Associated Press BAGHDAD — A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital...                    

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Medical source: 11 killed in Sadr city clashes

people.com.cn     May 13, 2008          

Sporadic clashes between U.S. troops and Shiite militia in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Sadr city killed 11 people and wounded about 20 others, a medical source said on Tuesday. According to medical official in Sadr city, sporadic clashes broke out overnight in the Shiite slum, killing 11...                    

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Fragile Sadr City cease-fire signed

azstarnet.com     May 13, 2008          

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.13.2008 BAGHDAD — Iraq's main Shiite political bloc and supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signed a fragile cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City on Monday, hoping to end seven weeks of fighting that has left hundreds dead. But the U.S. military has alleged...                    

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Aid groups welcome Sadr cease-fire

upi.com     May 13, 2008          

BAGHDAD, May 12 (UPI) -- The top official with a consortium of Iraqi nongovernmental organizations said the prospect of peace in Baghdad's Sadr City opened the area to much needed aid. Basil al-Azawi with the Iraqi Commission for Civil Society Enterprises said any agreement that helps end the...                    

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Officials: Clashes in Iraq's Sadr City kill 11

huffingtonpost.com     May 13, 2008          

BAGHDAD — A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday. The clashes erupted late Monday, just hours after Iraq's main Shiite...                    

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More Proof The Sadrists And Moqtada al-Sadr Have No Control Over Mahdi Fighters

strata-sphere.com     May 13, 2008          

The four day 'truce' brokered by the Shiite Sadrists, the only remaining faction still fighting in Iraq, meant to stop the fighting in the Sadr City area of Baghdad has failed - indicating Sadr and his Sadrist movement in Iraq have no control over the Iranian trained and armed thugs ...                    

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Shiites, al-Sadr OK cease-fire in Iraq

theeagle.com     May 13, 2008          

Wire report BAGHDAD -- Iraq's main Shiite political bloc and supporters of firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr signed a fragile cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City on Monday, hoping to end seven weeks of fighting that has left hundreds dead. But the U.S. military has alleged that most Shiite...                    

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Deadly clashes break out in Sadr City despite cease-fire

iht.com     May 13, 2008          

A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City, where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday. The U.S. military said Tuesday that it responded to several attacks by...                    

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