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Hundreds flee fight in Shiite stronghold
(AP) AP - Hundreds of people fled fighting in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold Monday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who faces an ultimatum to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Fight for Sadr City a Proving Ground for Iraq Military American commanders see the struggle for control of Sadr City, the stronghold of Shiite militias, as an opportunity to shift more responsibility to the Iraqi army. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Militias Resist Iraqi Forces in Fight for Basra - New York Times PRESS TVMilitias Resist Iraqi Forces in Fight for BasraNew York Times - 2 hours agoBy JAMES GLANZ and STEVEN LEE MYERS BAGHDAD - American-trained Iraqi security forces failed for a third straight day to oust Shiite militias from the southern city of Basra on Thursday, Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Hundreds flee wildfire burning in foothills near Los Angeles Hundreds of suburban residents flee wildfire burning in foothills near Los Angeles Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Hundreds Ordered to Flee Homes in Iowa City Hundreds ordered to flee Iowa City homes, as residents hope week's worth of sandbagging holds Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Cleric Suspends Shiite Militias Fight in Basra The Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr on Sunday called for his followers to stop fighting in Basra and in turn demanded concessions from Iraqs government. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Immigrants flee hate killings in South Africa - Times Online ABC NewsImmigrants flee hate killings in South AfricaTimes Online - 59 minutes agoErnest Santos, 27, came to South Africa from Mozambique to make his fortune. Instead, after two years of working as an industrial painter, he is returning home with less than he arrived wi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Hundreds ordered to flee homes in Iowa City
(AP) AP - A week's work of frantic sandbagging by students, professors and the National Guard couldn't spare this bucolic college town from the surging Iowa River, which has swamped more than a dozen campus buildings and forced the evacuation Sunday of hundreds of nearby homes. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Two suicide bombers kill 18 in attack on Shiite pilgrims, official ... - CNN Two suicide bombers kill 18 in attack on Shiite pilgrims, official ...CNN - 1 hour agoBAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide bomber attacked Shiite pilgrims Thursday evening as they traveled to a festival, killing 18 people and wounding 75, an Iraqi Interior Ministry offi Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Militias Resist Iraqi Forces in Fight for Basra American-trained Iraqi security forces failed for a third straight day to oust Shiite militias in Basra, even as President Bush hailed the operation as a sign of the growing strength of Iraq’s government. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Al-Sadr: New force to fight U.S. in Iraq Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is establishing a new fighting force to battle U.S.-led troops in Iraq, he said in a letter read in Iraqi mosques today. The letter said, "We will not stop resisting the occupation until liberation or martyrdom." Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Thousands flee rebel advance in Congo - CNN International CTV.caThousands flee rebel advance in CongoCNN International - 4 hours ago(CNN) -- Rebel attacks north of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo prompted thousands more civilians to flee Tuesday, and UN officials said a UN convoy trying to provide security near Goma a Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Shiite Militias Cling to Swaths of Basra and Stage Raids - New York Times New York TimesShiite Militias Cling to Swaths of Basra and Stage RaidsNew York Times - 3 hours agoMahdi Army militiamen rode on a pickup truck in Basra on Saturday as clashes between the militia and the Iraqi Army continued. By JAMES GLANZ and MICHAEL KAMBER BAGHDAD - Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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War in a Shiite Neighborhood - New York Times Daily Star - LebanonWar in a Shiite NeighborhoodNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy Anwar Ali A woman fleeing Sadr City runs from sniper fire near an army checkpoint at the edge of the Baghdad neighborhood on Tuesday, April 8. (Photo: Michael Kamber for The New York Times) Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq
(AP) AP - Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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In a Clinton Stronghold, Obama Backers Stake Claim - Washington Post Vancouver SunIn a Clinton Stronghold, Obama Backers Stake ClaimWashington Post - 36 minutes agoThe polls are open in Texas, where a high turnout is expected for the primary. The state will play a key role in determining the course of the Democratic nomination process. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Despite Deadly Clashes in Iraq, Shiite Pilgrims Spared - New York Times Washington PostDespite Deadly Clashes in Iraq, Shiite Pilgrims SparedNew York Times - 5 hours agoBy ALISSA J. RUBIN BAGHDAD - Government troops in southern Iraq fought with a millennial religious militia group on Friday in clashes that left more than 40 people dead, b Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Bomb attack kills more than 40 near Iraq Shiite shrine
(AFP) AFP - A bomb blast near a Shiite shrine in the central Iraq city of Karbala killed at least 43 people on Monday, the city's police chief said. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Iraqi and U.S. Forces Battle Shiite Militia Heavy fighting broke out in Basra and Baghdad after Iraqi ground forces and helicopters mounted a major operation in Basra against Shiite militias. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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US, Iraqi troops battle Shiite militia
(AP) AP - Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled government forces for control of the southern oil capital, fought U.S. and Iraqi troops in Baghdad and unleashed rockets on the Green Zone. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |