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| Iraqi Leader Overseeing Battle Won't Leave Basra Until Battle is Done |
| 2008-03-29 |
| BASRA, Iraq - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is vowing to remain in Basra overseeing operations against Shiite militias until security in the city is restored. Al-Maliki has told tribal leaders in the southern city that he "will not leave Basra until security is restored" and those who have taken up arms against the government are punished. He promised to "stand up to these gangs" throughout Iraq and called Basra "a decisive and final battle." Saturday's broadcast by government television came four days after Iraqi troops launched their crackdown against Shiite militias and gangs in the city. :-D |
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