Civilians curse both Americans and militia foes
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It was just about lunchtime when the sound of tank and gun fire tore through the quiet, just blocks from Amal Juad&#39;s house. A group of her neighbors, standing on a street corner nearby, did not even stop talking.
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Iraq was on the brink of a renewed outbreak of nationwide violence last night after United States forces and militiamen fought bloody engagements across Baghdad&#39;s slum district of Sadr City.
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Iraqi officials expressed outrage today at what they say are civilian deaths in the wake of a massive military operation in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. The U.S. military said its ground forces are "unaware" of civilian deaths in the early morning raid that it said left 49 "criminals" dead. Iraqi officials have put the death toll between 10 and 13, with dozens of others wounded.
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One small town provides a snapshot of an electorate riven by tribal infighting
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Many Afghans say they are more worried about a different source of abuse and intimidation during the presidential elections: pressure from local militia commanders to vote for certain candidates.
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Members of an Iraqi militia group allied with the U.S. were killed after the mistook American forces for insurgents and engaged them in a firefight, the Iraqi police said.
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U.S. soldiers trying to win back Baghdad's streets say they have been surprised by the power and popularity of Shiite militias, whose presence they view as a major obstacle to curbing violence in the city.
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The mounting insurgency in Iraq has claimed the lives of more than 30 Iraqi civilians and security forces during the past two days.
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U.S. troops stormed Tuesday into an insurgent-controlled area of a turbulent province where police reported that gunmen &#151; some wearing military clothing &#151; had massacred 29 Shiite villagers the night before.
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In the hot spot called Haswah, the U.S. military has an unorthodox meeting with their worst enemy in the area
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U.S. forces clashed with insurgents southeast of the Iraqi capital Wednesday in fighting that left up to five civilians dead, officials said.
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In Iraq, the Sunnis are the targets of an intimidation campaign by insurgents using violence to disrupt the elections. Under threat of death, they have been warned not to run, not to vote, not to participate.
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Sectarian tensions have been blamed for vandalism and student confrontations in American Muslim communities.
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BAGHDAD -- Followers of the militant Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took over state-run television yesterday to denounce the Iraqi government, label Sunnis "terrorists," and issue what appeared to many viewers as a call to arms.
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Guerrilla groups in Iraq are trying to intimidate Iraqi citizens and scare them away from the polls with threats of death.
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BAGHDAD -- It began with a dispute over the price of ice and erupted into full-scale violence over the sighting of two strange cars cruising the neighborhood. A week later, the scars of sectarian strife were visible everywhere in Tobji.
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As US and British influence in Southern Iraq wanes, rival Shi'ite militias are vying to assert their supremacy