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Heavy Fighting in Baghdad Kills More than 30 Iraqis

HeadlineApr 08, 2008

Their appearance before Congress comes while about 1,000 US and Iraqi forces are engaged in fierce fighting in Baghdad against Shiite militias linked to Muqtada al-Sadr. On Monday, hundreds of Iraqis fled their homes in Sadr City to escape the fighting, which has killed more than thirty Iraqis since Sunday. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned Sadr that he would be banned from participating in elections unless his militia is disbanded.

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