The U.S. military was trying to send a "little reality jab" to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr when American and Iraqi troops raided a Shiite community center and shrine over the weekend, says a top U.S. military official.The joint assault killed at least 16 people, most of them believed to be tied to Sadr's militia, the Mahdi Army. U.S. officials insist the center was being used as a base for insurgent activities and was not a mosque. But many Iraqis say the complex did indeed include the Shiite equivalent of a mosque, and the raid has drawn harsh condemnation from Shiite politicians and prompted Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, to launch an investigation.The mayor of Baghdad promptly cut off cooperation with the U.S. Embassy, and Shiite politicians suspended their negotiations to form a new government. The ...
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 India assurance over nuclear deal |
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| Superpowers in disarray over Iran sanctions |
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| More doubts over Pakistani deaths |
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| Dozens die in western Iran quakes |
| At least 70 people have been killed and 980 injured by several earthquakes in western Iran, officials said. The quakes, with magnitudes of up to 6.0, centred on remote villages between the industrial towns of D.. full News |
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