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Shi'ite Militiamen Battle Iraqi Soldiers in Southern Iraq

By Meredith Buel
Washington
28 August 2006

Iraqi officials say at least 40 Shi'ite militiamen and 20 Iraqi soldiers have been killed in an eruption of fighting in the southern part of the country. A U.S. military official in Baghdad says local police called in the Iraqi army and, together, repelled the insurgents. ...