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Blasts rock Sadr stronghold
Memo to Sadr: We know where you live.From correspondents in Baghdad May 17, 2004 THREE mortar rounds hit the east Baghdad stronghold of radical Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr today. "Three mortar rounds impacted in Sadr City," a US military spokesman said. It was not immediately clear whether the shells were fired by coalition troops or Sadrâs Mehdi Army, which is holed up in the impoverished suburb. A little internal dissent perhaps, or just the usual incompetence? "There were no injuries or any damage to buildings or equipment," the spokesman added. US Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of military operations, said yesterday that American forces had killed 14 Iraqis and wounded 10 others in the previous 24 hours in Sadr City. US vehicles earlier patrolled the area and used loudspeakers to call on residents to hand over weapons in 10 days in exchange for cash. EMPHASIS ADDED Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-16 |
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