Plumes of smoke rise from Baghdad's Kadhmiya district March 27, 2008. Residents said clashes erupted between U.S. forces and the Mahdi Army. Iraq's U.S.-backed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Thursday security forces would battle Shi'ite militia in Basra "to the end" despite thousands of protesters marching to demand his resignation. REUTERS/Omar al-Obeidy (IRAQ)
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