U.S. Bombs Cleric's Office in Baghdad
A U.S. aircraft destroyed a Baghdad office of a radical Shiite cleric and his followers said two people were killed and six injured. In Fallujah, U.S. Marines began joint patrols with Iraqi forces Monday under an agreement that ended the siege of that city. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Hammond confirmed that U.S. aircraft had bombed the office of Muqtada al-Sadr, who has led an insurgency against the U.S.-led occupation and is wanted by coalition forces. Sheik Abdul-Hadi al-Darraji, a spokesman for al-Sadr, said the air attack occurred around midnight Sunday. At the same time, U.S. troops also opened fire from nearby streets, destroying a car and a house, he said. Full Story