BAGHDAD (AFP) - Fierce clashes on Sunday between Shiite militiamen and US forces in Baghdad killed at least 20 people while three American soldiers died and 31 were injured in rocket attacks, officials said.
23 killed as Shiite fighters, US forces clash in Baghdad by Salam Faraj 30 minutes ago
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The surge of violence came as Iraqi leaders called for all militias to be disbanded ahead of provincial elections in October.
Security and defence ministry officials said women and children were among the 20 dead and 52 wounded in clashes in Baghdad's eastern Sadr City district that erupted at around midnight and continued sporadically through the day.
The US military said it launched two air strikes in Sadr City, bastion of the Mahdi Army militia of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr at around 8:00 am (0500 GMT) in which nine "criminals" were killed
Sunday, April 6, 2008
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: 23 KILLED AS US FORCES CLASH WITH SHIITE IN BAGHDAD
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