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Iraqi police, Mehdi army clash despite ceasefire
14 Mar 2008 18:47:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
KUT, Iraq, March 14 (Reuters) - Members of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army milita clashed with Iraqi police in the southern city of Kut on Friday, a day after a close Sadr aide ordered militiamen to observe a ceasefire, police said.

One policeman was killed in the fighting, and two civilians injured, police said. (Reporting by Jaafar al-Taie)

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