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Apaches in action over Baghdad
Fierce fighting is reported to be taking place in Baghdad with American gunships said to be attacking a number of different targets. Twenty eight Iraqis were killed and another 74 were wounded in clashes in the capital yesterday involving US troops and supporters of the radical Shiâite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, who opposes the countryâs occupation. Earlier, the American administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, described the cleric as an outlaw. Al-Sadr is an outspoken opponent of the US-led occupation and his followers have staged a number of large demonstrations in recent days...Seems to be all kicking off today Posted by: Lux 2004-04-05 |
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