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August 25, 2005
Definitely not a good sign
Considering that if the new constitution is rejected, these parties are the ones who will be running most of Iraq by default.
Fighting broke out in Baghdad and the holy city of Najaf on Wednesday between rival Shi'ite militias, raising fears of a renewed uprising by radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi army against the U.S.-backed government.At least eight people were killed and dozens wounded, health officials said, in street battles in Najaf involving pro-government Badr Organization fighters and supporters of Sadr, who has joined Sunni Arabs in denouncing a constitution the Shi'ite-led government is preparing to force through parliament.
The head of the Badr Organization denied it was involved.
The interior minister dispatched police commandos to Najaf and announced a curfew in the city on state television.
A spokesman for Sadr warned of a ``general call to arms'' unless rival groups apologized for what he called attacks on Sadr's office in Najaf. His Mehdi Army was banned after U.S. troops crushed two uprisings last year, but it has not disarmed.
Posted by Mike at August 25, 2005 09:03 AM
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