BAGHDAD Tens of thousands of Shiites took the streets to protest the government's crackdown on militias in Basra as heavy fighting between Iraqi security forces and gunmen erupted for a third day in the southern oil port and Baghdad. Iraqi...

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March 27: Iraqi Shiites carry a mock coffin bearing an image of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a protest in Baghdad. March 27: Iraqi Shiites carry a mock coffin bearing an image of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a protest...
Tens of thousands of Shiites took the streets to protest the government's crackdown on militias in Basra as heavy fighting between Iraqi security forces and gunmen erupted for a third day in the southern oil port and Baghdad. Iraqi officials reported...
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BAGHDAD Tens of thousands of Shiites took the streets to protest the government's crackdown on militias in Basra as heavy fighting between Iraqi security forces and gunmen erupted for a third day in the southern oil port and Baghdad. Iraqi...
BASRA, Iraq - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is promising to pursue his fight against Shiite militias in Basra to "the end." Al-Maliki made his pledge to Basra area tribal leaders Thursday as military operations against the militias continued for...