May 10: Men gather at the site of an airstrike site in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq.
BAGHDAD Militants were withdrawing from the streets and shops were reopening in Baghdad's Sadr City on the first day of a cease-fire...
A woman reacts at the scene of an airstrike in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq,...
A woman reacts at the scene of an airstrike in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 10, 2008. Hospitals in Sadr...
* Residents say fighting in Sadr City has eased
* U.S. military welcomes deal to end clashes
By Wisam Mohammed and Aseel Kami
BAGHDAD, May 11 (Reuters) - A deal to stop fighting between gunmen and security forces in the Baghdad stronghold of...
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BAGHDAD: On the first day of a cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City between Shiite militants and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces, authorities reported no violence Sunday as gunmen withdrew from the streets and shops reopened after two months...
The Iraqi government has agreed a truce with the movement of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to end weeks of fighting in eastern Baghdad between Shia militia and security forces, a Sadr spokesman said on Saturday.
If confirmed, the ceasefire could...
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