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  • Sadr fighters raise white flag (Great Job Iraqi Troops with minimal US help)

    03/31/2008 11:22:26 AM PDT · by tobyhill · 63 replies · 2,020+ views
    The Times ^ | 3/31/2008 | AFP
    BAGHDAD - Fighters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have melted away from the streets of the Iraqi capital and Basra where they fought fierce battles with security forces, AFP reporters said today. Yesterday, Sadr ordered his fighters to withdraw from the streets in a move signaling the end of clashes which erupted in the southern port city of Basra and quickly spread to Shiite areas across Iraq. AFP correspondents in Baghdad and Basra said that militants were off the streets in the two key cities where they fought Iraqi security forces backed by US-led coalition air power. The Sadr...