Division has broken out also within tribes; many have now come to back Sadr, not because they like him, but because they hate the Badr militia of Hakeem's SIIC and Maliki's Dawa party. "Our problem in the southern parts of Iraq and other Shia dominated areas is ...
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Overview Basrah: There is extremely intense fighting still going on in Basrah. After a relatively calm morning - 8 people killed and 7 were wounded in an airstrike by the Americans on al-Tak in al-Hussein, an area the GZG said on Friday they had control of - GZG troops assisted ...
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* Sadr supporters march in Baghdad * Saboteurs blow up southern oil export pipeline * Third day of fighting in Basra; curfews in Shi'ite towns (Updates with new details) By Aseel Kami and Wisam Mohammed BAGHDAD March 27 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of supporters of ...
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English Summary: Mahdi Army fighters stormed Dawa party offices and Badr offices in Hillah (al Kifl/ Dhul Khifl) Between Hillah and Najaf 30 km south of Hillah. There is very intense fighting going on in Mahawheel. (North of Hillah) Three GZG police kiiled in bombing. Hillah is where ...
تشخيص اصابة ثالثة بمرض انفلونزا الطيور جنوبي البصرة اكد مدير عام الشركة العامة للبيطرة صباح جاسم موزان ان فرق التحري عن وباء انفلونزا الطيور شخصت اصابة ثالثة بالمرض في قرية الفداقية الواقعة بمحاذاة الحدود العراقية الإيرانية جنوب البصرة.وقال موزان في حديث صحفي ان المنطقة هي نفسها التي سبق ...
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