More than 40 killed as gunmen storm Baghdad area
A few kilometers (miles) from Jihad, Reuters staff in Shula, a mainly Shi’ite enclave in Sunni west Baghdad, said Mehdi militiamen blocked streets with burning tires and told residents to stay indoors, apparently fearing reprisal attacks.
Iraqi troops launched a pre-dawn raid on Kadhimiya, a mainly Shi’ite district next to Shula, killing nine militants and capturing seven, the U.S. military said. |
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