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US air strike kills nine in Baghdad
 A United States air strike in Baghdads Shia district of Sadr City killed at least nine people on Sunday, the American military told AFP. The strike killed nine criminals in Sadr City at around 8:00 am, the military said, without providing further details.Meanwhile, at least 20 people were killed and 52 wounded on Sunday, following clashes between Shia fighters and US forces in Sadr City, a stronghold of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadrs powerful Mehdi Army militia, Iraqi security and medical officials told AFP. Officials from Iraqs security and defence ministries said that women and children were among the dead and wounded. Medical officials said 20 bodies had been transferred to hospitals, where over 50 people had also been brought for treatment. The firefights started around midnight and continued sporadically overnight, defence and interior ministry officials said. US forces cordoned off areas in the district and prevented police from using radio communications equipment. Some police in Sadr City are accused of being Mehdi Army sympathisers. Posted by: Fred 2008-04-07 |
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